Chapter 37

The Ark of the Covenant. ¹ Bezalel made the Ark out of acacia wood. It was two cubits and a half long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. ² He covered it with pure gold, inside and out, and put a gold molding on it. ³ He cast four golden rings for it and attached them to its four legs, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. ⁴ He made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ⁵ He put the poles into the rings on the two sides of the Ark so that they might carry the Ark with them.

⁶ He made the seat of atonement of pure gold. It was two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. ⁷ He made two cherubim out of gold. They were hammered works for the two sides of the seat of atonement, ⁸ one cherub on one side and one cherub on the other side. He made the cherubim all of one piece at the two ends of the seat of atonement. ⁹ The cherubim had two wings spreading out, covering the seat of atonement. They were facing one another and the faces of the cherubim were turned toward the seat of atonement.

¹⁰ The Table of the Bread for the Offering. He made a table out of acacia wood. It was two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. ¹¹ It was covered in pure gold and had a molding of gold. ¹² He made a frame a handswidth wide and placed a molding of gold around it. ¹³ He made four golden rings and placed them at the four corners that are its four legs. ¹⁴ The rings were alongside the borders and held the poles used to carry the table. ¹⁵ He made poles out of acacia wood and covered them in gold. ¹⁶ He also made the accessories for the table: dishes and plates and flagons and jars to pour out libations. He made them out of pure gold.

¹⁷ The Golden Lampstand. He made a lampstand out of pure gold. It was a hammered work. Its base and its shaft and its bowls and knobs and flowers were all one piece. ¹⁸ Six of the branches of the lampstand came out of its sides: three from one side of the lampstand and three from the other side of the lampstand. ¹⁹ There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bud and flower, on one branch. And there were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bud and flower, on the next branch. Thus, there were six branches that rose out of the lampstand. ²⁰ The shaft of the lampstand had four cups shaped like almond blossoms with bud and flower. ²¹ One bud was under the first set of two branches coming out of it, and one bud under the second set of two branches coming out of it, and one bud under the third set of two branches coming out of it. Thus, there were six branches coming out of the lampstand. ²² The buds and their respective branches were all of one piece. All of it was one piece of pure gold that had been beaten into shape. ²³ He made seven lamps, their snuffers and their trays out of pure gold. ²⁴ The lampstand and all of its accessories required a talent of pure gold.

²⁵ The Altar of Incense. He made an altar for burning incense out of acacia wood. It was one cubit long and one cubit wide; it was a square. It was two cubits high and its horns were all one piece with it. ²⁶ Its top, its sides, and its horns were covered with pure gold and it had a gold molding around it. ²⁷ He made two golden rings below its molding on its two sides. They were on opposite sides and were used to insert poles with which it could be carried. ²⁸ He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ²⁹ He prepared the sacred oil of anointing and the pure fragrant incense to burn, making use of the skills of the perfumer.