Making the Ark of the Testimony
1 ThenBezalel madethe ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubitswasits length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it.
3 And he cast for it four rings of goldtobesetin its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it.
4 He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 He also made themercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubitswasits length and a cubit and a half its width.
7 He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat:
8 one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at theotherend on that side. He made the cherubim at the two endsofonepiecewith the mercy seat.
9 The cherubim spread outtheirwings above,andcovered themercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table for the Showbread
10 He madethe table of acacia wood; two cubitswasits length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it.
12 Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it.
13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners thatwereat its four legs.
14 The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.
15 And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold.
16 He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: itsdishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring.
Making the Gold Lampstand
17 He also made thelampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, itsornamentalknobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
18 And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side.
19 There were three bowls made like almondblossomson one branch, with anornamentalknob and a flower, and three bowls made like almondblossomson the other branch, with anornamentalknob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
20 And on the lampstand itselfwerefour bowls made like almondblossoms, each withitsornamentalknob and flower.
21 Therewasa knob under thefirsttwo branches of the same, a knob under thesecondtwo branches of the same, and a knob under thethirdtwo branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it.
22 Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of itwasone hammered piece of pure gold.
23 And he made its seven lamps, itswick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils.
Making the Altar of Incense
25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its lengthwasa cubit and its width a cubit—itwassquare—and two cubitswasits height. Its horns wereofonepiecewith it.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it.
27 He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it.
28 And hemade the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense
29 He also madethe holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.