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The Making of the Ark

37 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was 45 inches, its width 27 inches, and its height 27 inches. He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border[a] of gold for it. He cast four gold rings for it that he put[b] on its four feet, with[c] two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.

He made[d] an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was 45 inches, and its width was 27 inches. He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, one cherub on one end[e] and one cherub on the other end.[f] He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. The cherubim were spreading their wings[g] upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim[h] faced each other,[i] looking toward the atonement lid.[j]

The Making of the Table

10 Bezalel[k] made the table of acacia wood; its length was 36 inches, its width 18 inches, and its height 27 inches. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. 12 He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame. 13 He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were. 14 The rings were close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table. 15 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He made the vessels which were on the table out of pure gold, its[l] plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings.

The Making of the Lampstand

17 Bezalel[m] made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were from the same piece.[n] 18 Six branches were extending from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. 19 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the next[o] branch, and the same[p] for the six branches that were extending from the lampstand. 20 On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms, 21 with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it; according to the six branches that extended from it.[q] 22 Their buds and their branches were of one piece;[r] all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. 23 He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made the lampstand[s] and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

The Making of the Altar of Incense

25 Bezalel[t] made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was 18 inches and its width 18 inches—a square—and its height was 36 inches. Its horns were of one piece with it.[u] 26 He overlaid it with pure gold—its top,[v] its four walls,[w] and its horns—and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.[x] 27 He also made[y] two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides,[z] as places[aa] for poles to carry it with. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:2 tn Or “molding.”
  2. Exodus 37:3 tn “that he put” has been supplied.
  3. Exodus 37:3 tn This is taken as a circumstantial clause; the clause begins with the conjunction vav.
  4. Exodus 37:6 tn Heb “and he made.”
  5. Exodus 37:8 tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.”
  6. Exodus 37:8 tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense.
  7. Exodus 37:9 tn The construction is a participle in construct followed by the genitive “wings”—“spreaders of wings.”
  8. Exodus 37:9 tn The subject, “the cherubim,” has been added again in the translation for smoothness.
  9. Exodus 37:9 tn Heb “and their faces a man to his brother.”
  10. Exodus 37:9 tn Heb “to the atonement lid were the faces of the cherubim.”
  11. Exodus 37:10 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  12. Exodus 37:16 tn The suffixes on these could also indicate the indirect object (see Exod 25:29).
  13. Exodus 37:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  14. Exodus 37:17 tn Heb “from it”; the referent (“the same piece” of wrought metal) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  15. Exodus 37:19 tn Heb “the one branch.” But the repetition of “one…one” means here one after another, or the “first” and then the “next.”
  16. Exodus 37:19 tn Heb “thus for six branches….”
  17. Exodus 37:21 tn As in Exod 26:35, the translation of “first” and “next” and “third” is interpretive, because the text simply says “under two branches” in each of three places.
  18. Exodus 37:22 tn Heb “were from it.”
  19. Exodus 37:24 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the lampstand) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  20. Exodus 37:25 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  21. Exodus 37:25 tn Heb “from it were its horns,” meaning that they were made from the same piece.
  22. Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “roof.”
  23. Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “its walls around.”
  24. Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “and he made for it border gold around.”
  25. Exodus 37:27 tn Heb “and he made.”
  26. Exodus 37:27 sn Since it was a small altar, it needed only two rings, one on either side, in order to be carried. The second mention of their location clarifies that they should be on the sides, the right and the left, as one approached the altar.
  27. Exodus 37:27 tn Heb “for houses.”

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