Exodus 37

The Ark

37:1–9pp—Ex 25:10–20

37Bezalel^y made the ark^z of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.^{a 2}He overlaid it with pure gold,^a both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. ³He 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. ⁴Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. ⁵And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

⁶He made the atonement cover^b of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. ⁷Then he made two cherubim^c out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. ⁸He 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. ⁹The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing^d the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.^e

The Table

37:10–16pp—Ex 25:23–29

¹⁰They^b made the table^f of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.^{c 11}Then they overlaid it with pure gold^g and made a gold molding around it. ¹²They also made around it a rim a handbreadth^d wide and put a gold molding on the rim. ¹³They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. ¹⁴The rings^h were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. ¹⁵The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. ¹⁶And 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.

The Lampstand

37:17–24pp—Ex 25:31–39

¹⁷They made the lampstandⁱ of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. ¹⁸Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. ¹⁹Three 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. ²⁰And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. ²¹One 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. ²²The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.^j

²³They made its seven lamps,^k as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. ²⁴They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent^e of pure gold.

The Altar of Incense

37:25–28pp—Ex 30:1–5

²⁵They made the altar of incense^l out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high^f—its horns^m of one piece with it. ²⁶They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. ²⁷They made two gold ringsⁿ below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. ²⁸They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.^o

²⁹They also made the sacred anointing oil^p and the pure, fragrant incense^q—the work of a perfumer.