Exodus 37
Modern English Version
Making the Ark of the Covenant(A)
37 Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half, and its height a cubit and a half.[a] 2 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, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side of it. 4 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 the ark.
6 He made the mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 7 He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 one cherub on 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 upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
Making the Table for the Showbread(B)
10 He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[b] 11 And he overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 Also he made a rim for it of a handbreadth[c] all around, and he made a gold molding for the rim all around. 13 He cast four rings of gold for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders 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 utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, to be used in pouring out offerings, of pure gold.
Making the Lampstand(C)
17 Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made it of hammered work, its base and its shaft. Its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were of the same piece. 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, a bulb and a flower were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers, a bulb and a flower were on the next branch, and the same for the six branches going out of the lampstand. 20 In the lampstand there were four cups made like almond flowers, its bulbs and its flowers. 21 And a bulb was under the first two branches from it, and a bulb under the next two branches from it, and a bulb under the third two branches from it, according to the six branches coming out of it. 22 Their bulbs and their branches were of the same piece. All of it was one hammered work of pure gold.
23 He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all of its utensils from a talent[d] of pure gold.
Making the Altar of Incense(D)
25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and the width a cubit, a square, and two cubits high.[e] Its horns were of the same piece. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made a gold molding for it all around. 27 He also made two rings of gold for it under its molding, on its two sides, on opposite sides, to be places for the poles to carry it. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of a perfumer.
Footnotes
- Exodus 37:1 About 3¾ feet long and 2¼ feet wide and high, or 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in v. 6.
- Exodus 37:10 About 3 feet long, 1½ feet wide, and 2¼ feet high, or 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide, and 68 centimeters high.
- Exodus 37:12 About 3 inches, or 7.5 centimeters.
- Exodus 37:24 About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.
- Exodus 37:25 About 1½ feet long and wide and 3 feet high, or 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high.
出 埃 及 記 37
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
37 比 撒 列 用 皂 荚 木 做 柜 ， 长 二 肘 半 ， 宽 一 肘 半 ， 高 一 肘 半 。
2 里 外 包 上 精 金 ， 四 围 镶 上 金 牙 边 ，
3 又 铸 四 个 金 环 ， 安 在 柜 的 四 脚 上 ： 这 边 两 环 ， 那 边 两 环 。
4 用 皂 荚 木 做 两 根 杠 ， 用 金 包 裹 。
5 把 杠 穿 在 柜 旁 的 环 内 ， 以 便 抬 柜 。
6 用 精 金 做 施 恩 座 ， 长 二 肘 半 ， 宽 一 肘 半 。
7 用 金 子 锤 出 两 个 基 路 伯 来 ， 安 在 施 恩 座 的 两 头 ，
8 这 头 做 一 个 基 路 伯 ， 那 头 做 一 个 基 路 伯 ， 二 基 路 伯 接 连 一 块 ， 在 施 恩 座 的 两 头 。
9 二 基 路 伯 高 张 翅 膀 ， 遮 掩 施 恩 座 ； 基 路 伯 是 脸 对 脸 ， 朝 着 施 恩 座 。
10 他 用 皂 荚 木 做 一 张 桌 子 ， 长 二 肘 ， 宽 一 肘 ， 高 一 肘 半 ，
11 又 包 上 精 金 ， 四 围 镶 上 金 牙 边 。
12 桌 子 的 四 围 各 做 一 掌 宽 的 横 梁 ， 横 梁 上 镶 着 金 牙 边 ，
13 又 铸 了 四 个 金 环 ， 安 在 桌 子 四 脚 的 四 角 上 。
14 安 环 子 的 地 方 是 挨 近 横 梁 ， 可 以 穿 杠 抬 桌 子 。
15 他 用 皂 荚 木 做 两 根 杠 ， 用 金 包 裹 ， 以 便 抬 桌 子 ；
16 又 用 精 金 做 桌 子 上 的 器 皿 ， 就 是 盘 子 、 调 羹 ， 并 奠 酒 的 瓶 和 爵 。
17 他 用 精 金 做 一 个 灯 ? ； 这 灯 ? 的 座 和 ? ， 与 杯 、 球 、 花 ， 都 是 接 连 一 块 锤 出 来 的 。
18 灯 ? 两 旁 杈 出 六 个 枝 子 ： 这 旁 三 个 ， 那 旁 三 个 。
19 这 旁 每 枝 上 有 三 个 杯 ， 形 状 像 杏 花 ， 有 球 有 花 ； 那 旁 每 枝 上 也 有 三 个 杯 ， 形 状 像 杏 花 ， 有 球 有 花 。 从 灯 ? 杈 出 来 的 六 个 枝 子 都 是 如 此 。
20 灯 ? 上 有 四 个 杯 ， 形 状 像 杏 花 ， 有 球 有 花 。
21 灯 ? 每 两 个 枝 子 以 下 有 球 ， 与 枝 子 接 连 一 块 ； 灯 ? 杈 出 的 六 个 枝 子 都 是 如 此 。
22 球 和 枝 子 是 接 连 一 块 ， 都 是 一 块 精 金 锤 出 来 的 。
23 用 精 金 做 灯 ? 的 七 个 灯 盏 ， 并 灯 ? 的 蜡 剪 和 蜡 花 盘 。
24 他 用 精 金 一 他 连 得 做 灯 ? 和 灯 ? 的 一 切 器 具 。
25 他 用 皂 荚 木 做 香 坛 ， 是 四 方 的 ， 长 一 肘 ， 宽 一 肘 ， 高 二 肘 ， 坛 的 四 角 与 坛 接 连 一 块 ；
26 又 用 精 金 把 坛 的 上 面 与 坛 的 四 面 并 坛 的 四 角 包 裹 ， 又 在 坛 的 四 围 镶 上 金 牙 边 。
27 做 两 个 金 环 ， 安 在 牙 子 边 以 下 ， 在 坛 的 两 旁 、 两 根 横 撑 上 ， 作 为 穿 杠 的 用 处 ， 以 便 抬 坛 。
28 用 皂 荚 木 做 杠 ， 用 金 包 裹 。
29 又 按 做 香 之 法 做 圣 膏 油 和 馨 香 料 的 净 香 。
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
New English Translation
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. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border[a] of gold for it. 3 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. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark.
6 He made[d] an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was 45 inches, and its width was 27 inches. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8 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. 9 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
- Exodus 37:2 tn Or “molding.”
- Exodus 37:3 tn “that he put” has been supplied.
- Exodus 37:3 tn This is taken as a circumstantial clause; the clause begins with the conjunction vav.
- Exodus 37:6 tn Heb “and he made.”
- Exodus 37:8 tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.”
- Exodus 37:8 tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense.
- Exodus 37:9 tn The construction is a participle in construct followed by the genitive “wings”—“spreaders of wings.”
- Exodus 37:9 tn The subject, “the cherubim,” has been added again in the translation for smoothness.
- Exodus 37:9 tn Heb “and their faces a man to his brother.”
- Exodus 37:9 tn Heb “to the atonement lid were the faces of the cherubim.”
- Exodus 37:10 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Exodus 37:16 tn The suffixes on these could also indicate the indirect object (see Exod 25:29).
- Exodus 37:17 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Exodus 37:17 tn Heb “from it”; the referent (“the same piece” of wrought metal) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 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.”
- Exodus 37:19 tn Heb “thus for six branches….”
- 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.
- Exodus 37:22 tn Heb “were from it.”
- Exodus 37:24 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the lampstand) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Exodus 37:25 tn Heb “he”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Exodus 37:25 tn Heb “from it were its horns,” meaning that they were made from the same piece.
- Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “roof.”
- Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “its walls around.”
- Exodus 37:26 tn Heb “and he made for it border gold around.”
- Exodus 37:27 tn Heb “and he made.”
- 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.
- Exodus 37:27 tn Heb “for houses.”
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