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Exodus 37	Exodus 37
Exodus 37:1 And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:	Exodus 37:1 And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;
Exodus 37:2 and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.	Exodus 37:2 Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.
Exodus 37:3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.	Exodus 37:3 And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,
Exodus 37:4 And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.	Exodus 37:4 And rods of the same wood plated with gold.
Exodus 37:5 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.	Exodus 37:5 These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.
Exodus 37:6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.	Exodus 37:6 And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Exodus 37:7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;	Exodus 37:7 And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;
Exodus 37:8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.	Exodus 37:8 Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.
Exodus 37:9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.	Exodus 37:9 And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.
Exodus 37:10 And he made the table of acacia wood: two cubits [was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:	Exodus 37:10 And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;
Exodus 37:11 and he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereto a crown of gold round about.	Exodus 37:11 Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.
Exodus 37:12 And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.	Exodus 37:12 And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.
Exodus 37:13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that were on the four feet thereof.	Exodus 37:13 And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.
Exodus 37:14 Close by the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.	Exodus 37:14 The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.
Exodus 37:15 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.	Exodus 37:15 The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.
Exodus 37:16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, the dishes thereof, and the spoons thereof, and the bowls thereof, and the flagons thereof, wherewith to pour out, of pure gold.	Exodus 37:16 And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.
Exodus 37:17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, it knops, and its flowers, were of one piece with it:	Exodus 37:17 Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:
Exodus 37:18 and there were six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:	Exodus 37:18 It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;
Exodus 37:19 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.	Exodus 37:19 Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;
Exodus 37:20 And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;	Exodus 37:20 And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;
Exodus 37:21 and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, and a knop under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.	Exodus 37:21 And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.
Exodus 37:22 Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it: the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.	Exodus 37:22 The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.
Exodus 37:23 And he made the lamps thereof, seven, and the snuffers thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, of pure gold.	Exodus 37:23 And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.
Exodus 37:24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.	Exodus 37:24 A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.
Exodus 37:25 And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, foursquare; and two cubits was the height thereof; the horns thereof were of one piece with it.	Exodus 37:25 And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.
Exodus 37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.	Exodus 37:26 The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.
Exodus 37:27 And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it.	Exodus 37:27 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.
Exodus 37:28 And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.	Exodus 37:28 The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.
Exodus 37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.	Exodus 37:29 And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.