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:

And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

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.

And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

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.

And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

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.

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.

Förbundsarken

37 Besalel gjorde arken av akacieträ, två och en halv aln lång, en och en halv aln bred och en och en halv aln hög. Han överdrog den med rent guld på insidan och utsidan och gjorde en guldkant runt den. Han göt fyra ringar av guld till den och satte dem över de fyra fötterna på arken, två ringar på ena sidan och två ringar på den andra. Och han gjorde stänger av akacieträ och överdrog dem med guld. Stängerna sköt han in i ringarna på sidorna av arken, så att man kunde bära den.

Och han gjorde en nådastol av rent guld, två och en halv aln lång och en och en halv aln bred. Han gjorde två keruber av guld. I hamrat arbete gjorde han dem och satte dem vid de båda ändarna av nådastolen, en kerub vid ena änden och en vid den andra. I ett stycke med nådastolen gjorde han keruberna vid dess båda ändar. Keruberna bredde ut sina vingar uppåt, så att de övertäckte nådastolen med sina vingar. Deras ansikten var vända mot varandra. Mot nådastolen var kerubernas ansikten vända.

Bordet för skådebröden

10 Han gjorde bordet av akacieträ, två alnar långt, en aln brett och en och en halv aln högt. 11 Han överdrog det med rent guld och gjorde en guldkant runt omkring det. 12 Runt bordet gjorde han en handsbred list, och runt omkring den gjorde han en kant av guld. 13 Till bordet göt han fyra ringar av guld och satte ringarna i de fyra hörnen vid de fyra benen. 14 Ringarna sattes vid listen som hållare för stängerna, så att man kunde bära bordet. 15 Han gjorde stängerna av akacieträ och överdrog dem med guld. Så kunde bordet bäras. 16 Och han gjorde kärlen till bordet, faten och skålarna, bägarna och kannorna som användes till att utgjuta drickoffren med, allt av rent guld.

Ljusstaken

17 Han gjorde ljusstaken av rent guld. I hamrat arbete gjorde han den med fotställning och stam. Dess skålar, knoppar och blommor gjordes i ett stycke med den. 18 Sex armar utgick från ljusstakens sidor, tre armar från ena sidan och tre armar från andra sidan. 19 På den ena armen sattes tre skålar, formade som mandelblommor, vardera bestående av en knopp och en blomma, och på den andra armen likaså tre skålar, formade som mandelblommor, vardera bestående av en knopp och en blomma. Så gjordes på de sex armar som utgick från ljusstaken. 20 Men på själva ljusstaken sattes fyra skålar, formade som mandelblommor med sina knoppar och blommor. 21 En knopp sattes under det första armparet som utgick från ljusstaken i ett stycke med den, en knopp under det andra armparet i ett stycke med den och en knopp under det tredje armparet i ett stycke med den, alltså under de sex armar som utgick från ljusstaken. 22 Och deras knoppar och armar var i ett stycke med den, allt ett enda hamrat arbete av rent guld. 23 Han gjorde sju lampor till den, likaså lamptänger och brickor till den av rent guld. 24 Av en talent rent guld gjorde han ljusstaken med alla dess tillbehör.

Rökelsealtaret

25 Han gjorde rökelsealtaret av akacieträ. Det var fyrkantigt, en aln långt och en aln brett, och två alnar högt. Hornen gjordes i ett stycke med altaret. 26 Han överdrog det med rent guld, både ovansidan och väggarna runt omkring, likaså hornen. Han gjorde också en kant av guld runt altaret. 27 Två ringar av guld gjorde han till det och satte dem under kanten på två sidor. På två motsatta sidostycken satte han dem som hållare för stänger, så att man kunde bära altaret med dem. 28 Stängerna gjorde han av akacieträ och överdrog dem med guld.

Smörjelseoljan och rökelsen

29 Han gjorde den heliga smörjelseoljan och den rena, väldoftande rökelsen, konstmässigt tillredda.

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