Shamuth (Exodus) — 37

Building the Ark of the Covenant

1 Then Bazalal made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its 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 gold to be set in 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 the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 

7 Bazalal also 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 the other end on that side, he made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 

9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy 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 Bazalal made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its 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 that were at 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: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring.

Building the Lampstand

17 Then Bazalal made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold, he made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece, the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. 

18 The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. 

19 Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. 

20 The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. 

21 There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. 

22 The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

23 He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. 

24 The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold.

Building the Incense Altar

25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit, it was square and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 

26 And Bazalal 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 Bazalal also made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

29 Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.