Exodus 37
King James Version
37 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
10 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
Exodus 37
English Standard Version
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. 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. 3 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. 4 And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. 6 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. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, 8 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. 9 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
- Exodus 37:1 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Exodus 37:12 A handbreadth was about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters
- Exodus 37:24 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
Exod 37
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Facerea chivotului
37 Apoi Beţaleel(A) a făcut chivotul din lemn de salcâm; lungimea lui era de doi coţi şi jumătate, lăţimea de un cot şi jumătate şi înălţimea tot de un cot şi jumătate. 2 L-a poleit cu aur curat pe dinăuntru şi pe dinafară şi i-a făcut un chenar de jur împrejur. 3 A turnat pentru el patru verigi de aur, pe care le-a pus la cele patru colţuri ale lui: două verigi de o parte şi două verigi de cealaltă parte. 4 A făcut nişte drugi de lemn de salcâm şi i-a poleit cu aur. 5 A vârât drugii în verigile de la cele două laturi ale chivotului, ca să ducă chivotul. 6 A făcut şi capacul ispăşirii(B) din aur curat; lungimea lui era de doi coţi şi jumătate şi lăţimea, de un cot şi jumătate. 7 A făcut doi heruvimi din aur bătut la cele două capete ale capacului ispăşirii; 8 un heruvim la un capăt şi un heruvim la celălalt capăt; heruvimii i-a făcut pe capacul ispăşirii la cele două capete ale lui. 9 Heruvimii erau cu aripile întinse deasupra, acoperind capacul ispăşirii cu aripile lor şi uitându-se unul la altul. Heruvimii stăteau cu faţa întoarsă spre capacul ispăşirii.
Facerea mesei
10 A făcut masa(C) din lemn de salcâm: lungimea ei era de doi coţi; lăţimea, de un cot şi înălţimea, de un cot şi jumătate. 11 A poleit-o cu aur curat şi i-a făcut un chenar de jur împrejur. 12 I-a făcut împrejur un pervaz de un lat de mână, pe care a făcut un chenar de jur împrejur. 13 A turnat pentru masă patru verigi de aur şi a pus verigile în cele patru colţuri, care erau la cele patru picioare ale ei. 14 Verigile erau lângă pervaz, şi în ele erau vârâţi drugii pentru ducerea mesei. 15 A făcut drugii din lemn de salcâm şi i-a poleit cu aur; ei slujeau la ducerea mesei. 16 A făcut apoi uneltele, care trebuiau puse pe masă, farfuriile(D), căţuile, potirele şi ceştile ei, care slujeau la jertfele de băutură; le-a făcut din aur curat.
Facerea sfeşnicului
17 A făcut sfeşnicul(E) din aur curat; a făcut sfeşnicul din aur curat, bătut; piciorul, fusul, potiraşele, gămălioarele şi florile lui erau dintr-o bucată cu el. 18 Din amândouă părţile lui ieşeau şase braţe: trei braţe dintr-o latură şi trei braţe din cealaltă latură. 19 Pe un braţ erau trei potiraşe în chip de floare de migdal, cu gămălioarele şi florile lor, şi pe un alt braţ, alte trei potiraşe în chip de floare de migdal, cu gămălioarele şi florile lor; aşa era la toate cele şase braţe care ieşeau din sfeşnic. 20 Pe fusul sfeşnicului erau patru potiraşe în chip de floare de migdal, cu gămălioarele şi florile lor. 21 Era o gămălioară sub două braţe care ieşeau din sfeşnic, o gămălioară sub alte două braţe şi o gămălioară sub alte două braţe; aşa era la toate cele şase braţe care ieşeau din sfeşnic. 22 Gămălioarele şi braţele sfeşnicului erau dintr-o bucată cu el, bătut în întregime dintr-o bucată de aur curat. 23 A făcut apoi cele şapte candele ale lui, mucările şi cenuşarele lui, toate din aur curat. 24 A întrebuinţat un talant de aur curat pentru facerea sfeşnicului cu toate uneltele lui.
Altarul pentru tămâie
25 Apoi a făcut(F) altarul pentru tămâie din lemn de salcâm: lungimea lui era de un cot şi lăţimea, de un cot; era în patru muchii, şi înălţimea lui era de doi coţi. Coarnele erau dintr-o bucată cu el. 26 L-a poleit cu aur curat, atât partea de sus, cât şi laturile de jur împrejur şi coarnele. Şi i-a făcut o cunună de jur împrejur. 27 Sub cunună a făcut două verigi de aur, pe care le-a pus în cele două unghiuri din cele două laturi, ca să se vâre în ele drugii care slujeau la ducerea lui. 28 A făcut nişte drugi din lemn de salcâm şi i-a poleit cu aur. 29 A făcut untdelemnul(G) pentru ungerea sfântă şi tămâia mirositoare, curată, alcătuită după meşteşugul făcătorului de mir.
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