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The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Exodus 37
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood.
Its length was two and a half cubits,† and
its width a cubit and a half, and a cubit and
a half its height.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and
outside, and made a molding of gold for it
around it.
3 He cast four rings of gold for it in its
four feet—two rings on its one side, and
two rings on its other side.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and
overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the poles into the rings on the
sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its
length was two and a half cubits, and a
cubit and a half its width.
7 He made two cherubim of gold. He
made them of beaten work, atthe two ends
of the mercy seat:
8 one cherub at the one end, and one
cherub at the other end. He made the
cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat
at its two ends.
9 The cherubim spread out their wings
above, covering the mercy seat with their
wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were
toward the mercy seat.
10 He made the table of acacia wood. Its
length was two cubits, and its width was a
cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and
made a gold molding around it.
12 He made a border of a hand’s width
around it, and made a golden molding on
its border around it.
13 He castfour rings of gold for it, and put
the rings in the four corners that were on
its four feet.
14 The rings were close by the border, the
places for the poles to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and
overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
16 He made the vessels which were on
the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls,
and its pitchers with which to pour out, of
pure gold.
17 He made the lamp stand of pure gold.
He made the lamp stand of beaten work.
Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its
flowers were of one piece with it.
18 There were six branches going out of
its sides: three branches of the lamp stand
out of its one side, and three branches of
the lamp stand out of its other side:
19 three cupsmade like almond blossoms
in one branch, a bud and a flower, and
three cups made like almond blossoms in
the other branch, a bud and a flower; so
for the six branches going out of the lamp
stand.
20 In the lamp stand were four cups
made like almond blossoms, its buds and
its flowers;
21 and a bud under two branches of
one piece with it, and a bud under two
branches of one piece with it, and a bud
under two branches of one piece with it,
for the six branches going out of it.
22 Their buds and their branches were of
one piece with it. The whole thing was one
beaten work of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps, and its
snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
24 He made it of a talent‡ of pure gold,
with all its vessels.
25 He made the altar of incense of acacia
wood. It was square: its length was a cubit,
and its width a cubit. Its height was two
cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
26 He overlaid it with pure gold: its top,
its sides around it, and its horns. He made
a gold molding around it.
27 He made two golden rings for it under
its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its
two sides, for places for poles with which
to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and
overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the
pure incense of sweet spices, after the art
of the perfumer.
37:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46
centimeters. ‡ 37:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
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