Constructing the Ark
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was three feet nine inches and its width two feet three inches. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding of gold all around it.
3 He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet—two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. 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 bear the ark.
6 He made a mercy seat 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 work at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 9 The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings. Facing one another, the faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
The Table of Showbread
10 He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was three feet, and its width was one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches. 11 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. 12 He made a border of a hand’s width around it and made a golden molding on its border around it.13 He cast four rings of gold for it and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet. 14 The rings were close by the border; the 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: its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
The Lampstand
17 He made the lamp stand of pure gold, of hammered work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were all one piece. 18 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side, and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side: 19 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so it was for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.
20 In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers; 21 and a bud under two branches of the same, and another bud under two branches of the same, and another bud under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it. 22 Their buds and their branches were all one piece. The whole thing was one work of pure hammered gold. 23 He made its seven lamps and its snuffers and its snuff dishes, of pure gold. 24 He made it from 75 pounds of pure gold, with all its vessels.
The Alter of Incense
25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a foot and a half, and its width a foot and a half. Its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece. 26 He overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it. 27 He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which 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 art of the perfumer.