Exodus 37
New American Standard Bible
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37 (A)Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was [a]two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [b]other side of it. 4 And 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 carry [c]it. 6 He also made [d]an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits [e]long and one and a half cubits [f]wide. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [g]at the two ends of the atoning cover: 8 one cherub [h]at the one end and one cherub [i]at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover [j]at the two ends. 9 And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.
10 (B)Then he made the table of acacia wood, [k]two cubits [l]long, a cubit [m]wide, and one and a half cubits [n]high. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 And he made a rim for it of a [o]hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. 13 He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He also made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its libation bowls, and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.
17 (C)Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its [p]bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it. 18 There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the [q]other side of it; 19 three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [r]bulb and a flower on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [s]bulb and a flower on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [t]bulbs and its flowers; 21 and a [u]bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [v]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [w]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. 22 Their [x]bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps with its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils from a [y]talent of pure gold.
25 (D)Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit [z]long and a cubit [aa]wide, square, and two cubits [ab]high; its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its [ac]sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. 27 He also made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 (E)Then he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.
Footnotes
- Exodus 37:1 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or about 1.1 m and 68 cm
- Exodus 37:3 Lit second
- Exodus 37:5 Lit the ark
- Exodus 37:6 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Exodus 37:6 Lit its length
- Exodus 37:6 Lit its width
- Exodus 37:7 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
- Exodus 37:8 Lit from
- Exodus 37:10 About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, and 2.2 ft. high or about 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm
- Exodus 37:10 Lit its length
- Exodus 37:10 Lit its width
- Exodus 37:10 Lit its height
- Exodus 37:12 About 3 in. or 7.5 cm
- Exodus 37:17 Or calyxes
- Exodus 37:18 Lit second
- Exodus 37:19 Or calyx
- Exodus 37:19 Or calyx
- Exodus 37:20 Or calyxes
- Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
- Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
- Exodus 37:21 Or calyx
- Exodus 37:22 Or calyxes
- Exodus 37:24 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
- Exodus 37:25 Lit its length
- Exodus 37:25 Lit its width
- Exodus 37:25 Lit its height
- Exodus 37:26 Lit walls
出埃及 37
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约柜
37 比撒列用皂荚木造了一个柜，长一点一米，宽六十六厘米，高六十六厘米。 2 这柜子里外都包上纯金，还镶了一圈金边。 3 他造了四个金环，安在柜的四个脚上，每边两个环， 4 又用皂荚木造了两根横杠，外面包上金， 5 然后把横杠穿过柜旁的金环，便于抬柜。 6 他用纯金造施恩座，长一点一米，宽六十六厘米。 7 又在施恩座的两端用金子打造两个基路伯天使， 8 这两个基路伯天使跟施恩座连在一起， 9 在施恩座的两端，面对面朝向施恩座，向上展开翅膀遮盖施恩座。
桌子
10 他用皂荚木造了一张桌子，长八十八厘米，宽四十四厘米，高六十六厘米。 11 整张桌子都包上纯金，四周镶上金边。 12 在桌子四周造一个八厘米宽的外框，上面也镶上金边。 13 他又造四个金环，安在桌子四角的桌腿上， 14 金环靠近外框，以便穿横杠抬桌子。 15 他用皂荚木造两根横杠，外面包金，用来抬桌子。 16 又用纯金造桌子上的器具，就是盘、碟及献酒用的杯和瓶。
17 他用纯金造了一座灯台，灯台的灯座、灯柱、油杯、花瓣和花苞都是用一块纯金打成的。 18 灯台两边各伸出三个分枝，共有六个分枝。 19 每个分枝都伸出三个杏花形状、有花瓣和花苞的油杯，六个分枝都是这样。 20 灯台上有四个杏花形状、有花瓣和花苞的杯。 21 灯台上每一对分枝的相连处有花苞，三对分枝都是这样。 22 整座灯台，包括一切装饰，都是用一块纯金打成的。 23 他又用纯金为这座灯台造了七个灯盏，以及灯剪和灯花盘。 24 造整座灯台和灯台的器具共用了三十四公斤纯金。
造香坛
25 他又用皂荚木造了一座方形的香坛，长宽各四十五厘米，高九十厘米，坛的四角与坛连成一体， 26 坛顶、坛的四面和坛上的角状物包上纯金，四周镶上金边。 27 他造了两个金环，安在坛两侧的金边下面， 28 又用皂荚木造横杠，包上金，穿在两个环里，用来抬香坛。
29 他又用调制香料的方法制作圣膏油和纯净芬芳的香。
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