Exodus 37
Wycliffe Bible
37 Forsooth Bezaleel made also an ark of the wood of shittim, having two cubits and an half in length, and a cubit and an half in breadth; forsooth the height was of one cubit and an half; (Then Bezaleel made the Ark, that is, the Box for the tablets of the Law, out of shittim wood, or acacia wood, two and a half cubits in length, and one and a half cubits in breadth, and one and a half cubits in height;)
2 and he covered the ark with purest gold, within and withoutforth. And he made to it a golden crown by compass (And he put a gold band all around it),
3 and he melted out four golden rings, (to be set) by the four corners thereof, two rings in one side, and two rings in the other side. (and he made four rings out of melted gold, to be fastened to its four corners, two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side.)
4 And he made (its) bars (out) of the wood of shittim, the which he covered with gold,
5 and which bars he put into the rings that were in the sides of the ark, to bear it. (and he put the bars through the rings that were fastened to the sides of the Ark, to carry it.)
6 He made also a propitiatory, that is, God’s answering place, of purest gold, of two cubits and an half in length, and one cubit and an half in breadth. (And he made the propitiatory, that is, God’s answering place, or the lid for the Box, out of pure gold, two and a half cubits in length, and one and a half cubits in breadth.)
7 Also he made two cherubims (out) of gold, beaten out with an hammer, which he set on ever either side of the propitiatory, (And he made two gold cherubim, beaten out with a hammer, which he put at either end of the propitiatory,)
8 one cherub in the height of the one part, and the tother cherub in the height of the tother part; two cherubims, one in each highness of the propitiatory, (one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; two cherubim, but each joined with the lid to make one piece,)
9 stretching out the wings, and covering the propitiatory, and beholding themselves together, and that propitiatory. (stretching out their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and facing each other, but with their faces turned down toward the propitiatory.)
10 He made also a board of the wood of shittim, in the length of two cubits, and in the breadth of one cubit, which board had a cubit and an half in height. (And he made a table out of shittim wood, or acacia wood, two cubits in length, and one cubit in breadth, and one and a half cubits in height.)
11 And he compassed the table with cleanest gold, and made to it a golden brink by compass; (And he covered the table with pure gold, and put a gold band all around it;)
12 and he made to that brink a golden crown, raised betwixt of four fingers; and on the same crown he made another golden crown. (and he made a gold rim four fingers wide around that band, and then another gold band around that rim.)
13 Also he melted out four golden rings, which he put into the four corners, by all the feet of the table against the crown, (And he made four rings out of melted gold, which he fastened to the four corners of the table, by each leg, close to the rim,)
14 and he put bars into the circles, or rings, that the table might be borne. (and he put bars through the rings, so that the table could be carried.)
15 And he made the bars (out) of the wood of shittim, and compassed those with gold (and covered them with gold).
16 And he made [the] vessels to diverse uses of the board, vessels of vinegar, vials, and little cups, and censers of pure gold, in which the flowing sacrifices shall be offered. (And he made the vessels for diverse uses on the table, yea, the vessels for vinegar, and the censers, and the little cups, and the basins in which the wine offerings could be made, all made out of pure gold.)
17 And he made a candlestick, beaten out with an hammer, of cleanest gold, of whose stock, rods, cups, and little roundels, and lilies came forth; (And he made the lamp-stand out of pure gold, beaten out with a hammer, from whose shaft its rods, and cups, and little balls, and lilies came forth;)
18 six in ever either side (six on each side), three rods on (the) one side, and three on the other side;
19 three cups in the manner of a nut by each rod, and little roundels together, and lilies; and three cups at the likeness of a nut in the tother rod, and little roundels together, and lilies; forsooth the work of (the) six shafts that came forth of the stock of the candlestick, was even. (with three cups shaped like almonds, and little balls, and a lily together on the first rod; and three cups shaped like almonds, and little balls, and a lily together on the next rod, and so on; all the work of the six rods that came forth from the shaft of the lamp-stand, was the same.)
20 Soothly in that stock were four cups, in the manner of a nut, and little roundels and lilies were by all the cups; (And on the shaft were four cups, shaped like almonds, and there were little balls, and lilies, by all the cups;)
21 and [the] little roundels were under the two shafts by three places, which (al)together be made six shafts coming forth of one stock; (and a little ball was under each pair of rods, that is, in three places, and altogether there were six rods coming forth from the one shaft;)
22 therefore the little roundels, or balls, and the shafts thereof, were all beaten out with hammer, of purest gold. (and so the little balls, and its rods, were all made out of pure gold, beaten out with a hammer.)
23 He made also seven lanterns, with their snuffing tongs, and the vessels where the snuffs be quenched, of cleanest gold. (And he made seven lanterns, with their snuffing tongs, and the firepans where those tongs be quenched, out of pure gold.)
24 The candlestick with all his vessels weighed a talent of gold. (The lamp-stand, and all its vessels, were made out of one talent of pure gold.)
25 He made also the altar of incense, of the wood of shittim, having a cubit by square, that is, on each side one cubit, and two cubits in height, of whose corners came forth horns. (And he made the altar of incense out of shittim wood, one cubit square, that is, one cubit on each side, and two cubits in height, out of whose corners the horns came forth.)
26 And he covered it with cleanest gold, and the griddle, and (the) walls, and the horns (thereof); and he made to it a little golden crown by compass, (And he covered it with pure gold, yea, its top, and its walls, and its horns; and he put a gold band all around it,)
27 and two golden rings under the crown, by each side, that [the] bars be put into those, and (so) the altar may be borne. (and he made two gold rings to be fastened under the band, on each side of the altar, for bars to be put through, so that the altar could be carried.)
28 Forsooth he made those bars (out) of the wood of shittim, and covered them with golden plates.
29 He made also oil to the ointment of hallowing, and [the] incense of sweet smelling spiceries, most clean, by the work of (the) apothecary. (And he made the holy oil for anointing, and the pure incense of sweet smelling spices, by the work of an 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
Éxodo 37
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
El Arca del testimonio (Ex 25,10-22)
37 Besalel hizo el Arca de madera de acacia, de ciento veinticinco centímetros de largo, por setenta y cinco de ancho, y setenta y cinco de alto. 2 La recubrió de oro puro por dentro y por fuera, y le puso alrededor una moldura también de oro. 3 Fundió, además, oro para hacer cuatro argollas que colocó en las cuatro esquinas del Arca; dos a cada lado. 4 Luego hizo unos varales de madera de acacia, los recubrió de oro 5 y los metió por las argollas laterales del Arca, para poder transportarla.
6 Después hizo la cubierta del Arca; la hizo de oro puro y con una medida de ciento veinticinco centímetros de largo por setenta y cinco de ancho. 7 Asimismo, hizo dos querubines, cincelados en oro, para los extremos de la cubierta del Arca, 8 uno en cada extremo y formando ambos una sola pieza con la cubierta. 9 Los querubines con sus alas extendidas hacia arriba la cubrían. Estaban situados uno frente al otro, mirando al centro de la cubierta del Arca.
La mesa de los panes de la ofrenda (Ex 25,23-30)
10 También hizo la mesa de madera de acacia, de un metro de largo por medio de ancho y setenta y cinco centímetros de alto; 11 la recubrió de oro puro y le puso alrededor una moldura también de oro. 12 La rodeó de una cornisa, como de un palmo, y en torno a este reborde colocó una moldura de oro. 13 Después hizo cuatro argollas de oro y las colocó en las cuatro esquinas correspondiéndose con sus cuatro patas; 14 las argollas quedaron sujetas a la moldura y por ellas pasaban los varales para transportar la mesa.
15 Los varales para transportar la mesa los hizo de madera de acacia y los recubrió de oro. 16 Finalmente, hizo de oro puro los utensilios que debían estar sobre la mesa: platos, copas, jarras y tazones para la libación.
El candelabro (Ex 25,31-40)
17 Hizo, asimismo, el candelabro de oro puro; todo labrado a cincel. Tanto su basa y fuste como los cubiletes en forma de flor de almendro, con sus cálices y sus corolas, formaban una sola pieza. 18 De sus lados arrancaban seis brazos, tres a cada lado. 19 Cada uno de los brazos que salían del candelabro tenía tres cubiletes en forma de flor de almendro con cáliz y corola. 20 El fuste del candelabro, en cambio, tenía cuatro cubiletes en forma de flor de almendro, cada una con su cáliz y su corola. 21 Debajo de cada pareja de brazos que salían del candelabro, había un cáliz. Así sucedía con cada uno de los tres pares de brazos que salían del candelabro. 22 Los cálices y sus brazos formaban una sola pieza, toda ella cincelada en oro puro. 23 Después hizo de oro puro sus siete lámparas, sus despabiladeras y sus platillos. 24 Para hacer el candelabro y todos sus utensilios emplearon treinta y tres kilos de oro.
El altar del incienso (Ex 30,1-5)
25 Hizo también con madera de acacia el altar para quemar incienso. Su forma era cuadrada y medía medio metro de largo por medio metro de ancho y un metro de alto. Sus salientes en forma de cuernos formaban una pieza con él. 26 Recubrió de oro puro su parte superior, todos sus lados y sus salientes en forma de cuernos, y le puso una moldura de oro alrededor. 27 Fijó unas argollas de oro debajo de la moldura, dos en un lado y dos en el otro, para que pudieran pasar los dos varales que servían para transportarlo. 28 Los varales eran también de madera de acacia y los recubrió de oro.
29 Besalel también preparó el aceite sagrado de la unción y el incienso puro y aromático, según el arte de los perfumistas.
2001 by Terence P. Noble
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