Exodus 37- 1
- Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood--two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. [1]
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- He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
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- He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
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- Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
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- And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
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- He made the atonement cover of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. [2]
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- Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
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- He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.
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- The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
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- They [3] made the table of acacia wood--two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. [4]
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- Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
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- They also made around it a rim a handbreadth [5] wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
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- They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
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- The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
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- The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.
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- And they made from pure gold the articles for the table--its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
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- They made the lampstand of pure gold and hammered it out, base and shaft; its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms were of one piece with it.
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- Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand--three on one side and three on the other.
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- Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
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- And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
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- One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair--six branches in all.
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- The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
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- They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
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- They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent [6] of pure gold.
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- They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high [7] --its horns of one piece with it.
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- They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
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- They made two gold rings below the molding--two on opposite sides--to hold the poles used to carry it.
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- They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
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- They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense--the work of a perfumer.
- [1] That is, about 3 3/4 feet (about 1.1 meters) long and 2 1/4 feet (about 0.7 meter) wide and high
- [6] That is, about 3 3/4 feet (about 1.1 meters) long and 2 1/4 feet (about 0.7 meter) wide
- [10] Or He; also in verses 11-29
- [10] That is, about 3 feet (about 0.9 meter) long, 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 meter) wide, and 2 1/4 feet (about 0.7 meter) high
- [12] That is, about 3 inches (about 8 centimeters)
- [24] That is, about 75 pounds (about 34 kilograms)
- [25] That is, about 1 1/2 feet (about 0.5 meter) long and wide, and about 3 feet (about 0.9 meter) high