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1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim 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:

1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it.

3And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

3He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side.

4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

6He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat.

8One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

8One cherub was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it.

9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat.

10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

10Then he made a table of acacia wood two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.

11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

11He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it.

12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

12He made a rim one handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim.

13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were.

14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

14The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table.

16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

16He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold.

17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

17He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it.

18And 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:

18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it, and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side.

19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

19Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on the other branch, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.

20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

20On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers.

21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

21A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; a calyx was under the next pair of branches that extended out of the stem; and a calyx was under the last pair of branches that extended out of the stem, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand.

22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold.

23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

23He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold.

24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

24He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold.

25And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

25He made the altar for burning incense of acacia wood, a square, one cubit long, one cubit wide, and two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it.

26And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

26He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding around it.

27And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

27He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it.

28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.

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