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The Ark(A)

37 Bezalel made the ark out of acacia wood 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold molding around it. He cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on each side. Then he made poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold. He put them through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.

He made the throne of mercy out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. Then he made two angels [a] out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy, one on each end. He formed the angels and the throne of mercy out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟. The angels had their wings spread above the throne of mercy, overshadowing it. They faced each other, looking at the throne of mercy.

The Table(B)

10 He made the table out of acacia wood 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 11 He covered it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. 12 He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold molding around the rim. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened the rings to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles for carrying the table. 15 These poles were made out of acacia wood and were covered with gold. 16 For the table he made plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers to be used for pouring wine offerings. All of them were made out of pure gold.

The Lamp Stand(C)

17 He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece ⌞of gold⌟. 18 Six branches came out of its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other. 19 Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand had three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals. 20 The lamp stand itself had four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals. 21 There was a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand. 22 The buds and branches were hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.

23 He made the seven lamps, the tongs, and the incense burners out of pure gold. 24 The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold.

The Altar for Incense(D)

25 He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⌞of wood⌟. 26 He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it. 27 He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it. 28 He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

29 He also had a perfumer make the holy oil to be used for anointing and for the pure, sweet-smelling incense.

Footnotes

  1. 37:7 Or “cherubim.”

Making the Ark

37 (A)Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits[a] and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. And he cast for it four rings of gold for its (B)four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

Making the Table

10 (C)He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. 12 And he made a rim around it a handbreadth[b] wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. 13 He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. 14 Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. 16 And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.

Making the Lampstand

17 (D)He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. 18 And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; 19 three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, 21 and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. 22 Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. 23 And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils out of a talent[c] of pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

25 (E)He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, 27 and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 (F)He made the holy anointing oil also, and the (G)pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  2. Exodus 37:12 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
  3. Exodus 37:24 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms

Se hace el arca de la alianza(A)

37 Besalel hizo el arca de madera de acacia, que medía un metro y diez centímetros de largo, sesenta y cinco centímetros de ancho y sesenta y cinco centímetros de alto. La recubrió de oro puro por dentro y por fuera, y le puso un ribete de oro alrededor. También le hizo cuatro argollas de oro para sus cuatro patas, dos para un lado y dos para el otro. Hizo además unos travesaños de madera de acacia, los recubrió de oro, y luego los pasó a través de las argollas que estaban a los costados del arca, para poder transportarlo.

Hizo también una tapa de oro puro, que medía un metro y diez centímetros de largo por sesenta y cinco centímetros de ancho, con dos seres alados de oro labrado a martillo en los dos extremos de la tapa. La tapa y los seres alados formaban una sola pieza: uno de ellos salía de un extremo de la tapa y el otro salía del otro extremo, así que quedaban uno frente al otro, pero con la cara hacia la tapa y con sus alas extendidas por encima de la tapa cubriéndola con ellas.

Se hace la mesa para el pan de la presencia(B)

10 Besalel hizo también una mesa de madera de acacia, que medía noventa centímetros de largo, cuarenta y cinco centímetros de ancho y sesenta y cinco centímetros de alto. 11 La recubrió de oro puro y le puso un ribete de oro alrededor; 12 la hizo con un entrepaño de siete centímetros de ancho, y al entrepaño le puso un ribete de oro. 13 También le hizo cuatro argollas de oro, y se las puso en las cuatro esquinas correspondientes a las cuatro patas, 14 de manera que quedaran junto al entrepaño, para pasar los travesaños por ellas y así poder transportar la mesa.

15 Los travesaños para transportar la mesa los hizo de madera de acacia, y luego los recubrió de oro. 16 También hizo de oro puro los utensilios que debían estar sobre la mesa, es decir, sus platos, cucharones, jarras y copas para las ofrendas de líquidos.

Se hace el candelabro de oro(C)

17 Besalel hizo también el candelabro de oro puro labrado a martillo. Su base, tronco, copas, cálices y pétalos formaban una sola pieza; 18 de los costados le salían seis brazos, tres de un lado y tres del otro. 19 Cada uno de los seis brazos que salían del tronco tenía tres copas en forma de flor de almendro, con un cáliz y sus pétalos, 20 y el tronco mismo tenía cuatro copas, también en forma de flor de almendro, con su cáliz y sus pétalos. 21 Cada uno de los tres pares de brazos que salían del candelabro tenían un cáliz en su parte inferior. 22 Los cálices y los brazos formaban una sola pieza con el candelabro, el cual era de oro puro labrado a martillo. 23 También hizo de oro puro sus siete lámparas, sus tenazas y sus platillos. 24 Para hacer el candelabro y sus utensilios se usaron treinta y tres kilos de oro puro.

Se hace el altar del incienso(D)

25 Besalel hizo el altar del incienso con madera de acacia. Era cuadrado, de cuarenta y cinco centímetros de largo por cuarenta y cinco centímetros de ancho, y de noventa centímetros de altura. Los cuernos del altar formaban una sola pieza con el altar mismo. 26 Después recubrió de oro puro su parte superior, sus cuatro lados y sus cuernos, y le puso un ribete de oro alrededor. 27 También le puso unas argollas de oro debajo del ribete, dos para las esquinas de un lado y dos para las esquinas del otro, para pasar por ellas los travesaños y así poder transportar el altar. 28 Los travesaños los hizo de madera de acacia, y luego los recubrió de oro.

Se prepara el aceite de consagrar y el incienso(E)

29 Besalel hizo también el aceite santo de consagrar y el incienso de perfume puro, como lo hacen los perfumeros.

The Ark(A)

37 Bezalel(B) made the ark(C) of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[a] He overlaid it with pure gold,(D) both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

He made the atonement cover(E) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. Then he made two cherubim(F) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing(G) the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.(H)

The Table(I)

10 They[b] made the table(J) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[c] 11 Then they overlaid it with pure gold(K) and made a gold molding around it. 12 They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[d] wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13 They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14 The rings(L) were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15 The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16 And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.

The Lampstand(M)

17 They made the lampstand(N) of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18 Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20 And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21 One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 22 The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.(O)

23 They made its seven lamps,(P) as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24 They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent[e] of pure gold.

The Altar of Incense(Q)

25 They made the altar of incense(R) out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[f]—its horns(S) of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings(T) below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.(U)

29 They also made the sacred anointing oil(V) and the pure, fragrant incense(W)—the work of a perfumer.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:1 That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 6
  2. Exodus 37:10 Or He; also in verses 11-29
  3. Exodus 37:10 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
  4. Exodus 37:12 That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
  5. Exodus 37:24 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  6. Exodus 37:25 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high