Exodus 25:10–22

The Ark

¹⁰“They are to make an ark ^wof acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ^x11Overlay it with pure gold; overlay it both inside and out. Also make a gold molding all around it. ¹²Cast four gold rings for it and place them on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. ¹³Make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ¹⁴Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them. ¹⁵The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed from it. ¹⁶Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark. ^y17Make a mercy seat ^zof pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. ^a18Make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. ¹⁹Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat. ²⁰The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering ^bthe mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat. ²¹Set the mercy seat on top of the ark and put the testimony that I will give you into the ark. ^c22I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim ^dthat are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.