Making the Altar of Incense(A)

25 (B)He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. 27 He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. 28 And he (C)made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Making the Anointing Oil and the Incense(D)

29 He also made (E)the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.

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Making the Incense Altar and Anointing Oil

25 And he made the incense altar of acacia wood, a cubit its length and a cubit its width—a square—and two cubits its height; its horns were of one piece with it.[a] 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold—its top and its sides all around and its horns—and he made for it a gold molding all around. 27 And he made for it two gold rings under its molding on two opposite sides[b] as holders[c] for poles to carry it with them. 28 And he made the poles of acacia wood, and he overlaid them with gold. 29 And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense—work of a perfumer.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 37:25 Literally “from it”
  2. Exodus 37:27 Literally “on two of its sides on two of its sides”
  3. Exodus 37:27 Literally “houses”