25 (A)Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit [a]long and a cubit [b]wide, square, and two cubits [c]high; its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its [d]sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. 27 He also made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides—on opposite sides—as holders for poles with which to carry it. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 (B)Then he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:25 Lit its length
  2. Exodus 37:25 Lit its width
  3. Exodus 37:25 Lit its height
  4. Exodus 37:26 Lit walls

Making the Altar of Incense

25 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 its sides round about, and its horns; and he made a molding of gold round about 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.

Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense

29 He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

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