The Ark of the Covenant^(A)

37 Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood; it was ·forty-five inches [^Ltwo and a half cubits] long, ·twenty-seven inches [^Lone and a half cubits] wide, and twenty-seven inches [^Lone and a half cubits] high. ² He ·covered [overlaid] it, both inside and out, with pure gold, and he put a gold ·strip [molding] around it. ³ He ·made [cast] four gold rings for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on ·each [one side and two rings on the other] side. ⁴ Then he made poles of acacia wood and ·covered [cast; overlay] them with gold. ⁵ He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Ark to carry it. ⁶ Then he made a ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] of pure gold that was ·forty-five inches [^Ltwo and a half cubits] long and ·twenty-seven inches [^Lone and a half cubits] wide. ⁷ Then Bezalel ·hammered gold to make two creatures with wings [^Lmade two golden cherubim of hammered gold; ^Ccherubim are powerful angelic creatures] and attached them to each end of the ·lid [cover; ^Cthe mercy seat]. ⁸ He made one ·creature [^Lcherubim] on one end of the lid and the ·other creature [^Lcherubim] on the other end. He attached them to the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] so that it would be one piece. ⁹ The ·creatures’ [^Lcherubim’s] wings were spread upward, covering the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover], and the ·creatures [^Lcherubim] faced each other across the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover].

The Table^(B)

¹⁰ Then he made the table of acacia wood; it was ·thirty-six inches [^Ltwo cubits] long, ·eighteen inches [^Lone cubit] wide, and ·twenty-seven inches [^Lone and a half cubits] high. ¹¹ He ·covered [overlaid] it with pure gold and put a gold ·strip [molding] around it. ¹² He made a ·frame [rim] ·three inches [^La handbreadth] high ·that stood up all around the edge [all around it], and he put a gold ·strip [molding] around it. ¹³ Then he made four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table where the four legs were. ¹⁴ The rings were put close to the ·frame [rim] around the top of the table, because they held the poles for carrying it. ¹⁵ The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were ·covered [overlaid] with gold. ¹⁶ He made of pure gold all the ·things [vessels] that were used on the table: the plates, bowls, cups, and jars used for pouring the drink offerings [Ezra 1:9–11; Dan. 1:2; 5:1–4].

The Lampstand^(C)

¹⁷ Then he made the ·lampstand [^LMenorah] of pure gold, hammering out its base and ·stand [shaft]. Its flower-like cups, buds, and petals were joined together in one piece with the base and ·stand [shaft; 25:31]. ¹⁸ Six branches went out from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. ¹⁹ Each branch had three cups shaped like almond flowers, and each cup had a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand was the same. ²⁰ There were four more cups shaped like almond flowers on the lampstand itself, each with its buds and petals. ²¹ Three pairs of branches went out from the lampstand. A bud was under the place where each pair was attached to the lampstand. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand was the same. ²² The buds, branches, and lampstand were all one piece of pure, hammered gold. ²³ He made seven pure gold lamps for this lampstand, and he made pure gold ·wick trimmers [snuffers] and trays. ²⁴ He used about ·seventy-five pounds [^Lone talent] of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that go with it.

The Altar for Burning Incense^(D)

²⁵ Then he made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square—·eighteen inches [^Lone cubit] long and ·eighteen inches [^Lone cubit] wide—and it was ·thirty-six inches [^Ltwo cubits] high. Each ·corner that stuck out like a horn [horn; 27:2] was joined into one piece with the altar. ²⁶ He ·covered [overlaid] the top and all the sides and the ·corners [horns] with pure gold, and he put gold ·trim [molding] around the altar ²⁷ He made two gold rings and put them below the ·trim [molding] on opposite sides of it; these rings held the poles for carrying it. ²⁸ He made the poles of acacia wood and ·covered [overlaid] them with gold.

²⁹ Then he made the holy olive oil for ·appointing the priests [anointing] and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. He made them like a person who mixes perfumes.