0 SAB Exodus 37

Exodus

CHAPTER 37

Bezaleel makes more stuff for God
37:1-29, Cf. Ex 25:10-40, 27:1-8, 30:1-10

1 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:

Bezaleel made the ark [1] of shittim wood, 2.5 cubits long, 1.5 cubits wide, and 1.5 cubits high.

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

He overlaid the ark with gold, and made a crown of gold, with four gold rings for the corners.

4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

He made staves out 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.

He put the staves into the rings to carry 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.

He made a gold mercy seat, 2.5 cubits long and 1.5 cubits wide.

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.

He made two gold cherubim and put them at the ends of the mercy seat.

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.

The cherubim faced one another and spread their wings to cover the mercy seat.

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:

He made a table of shittim wood, 2 cubits long, 1 cubit wide, and 1.5 cubits high.

11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

He overlaid the table with gold and put a gold crown on it.

12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

He made a hand-high border with a crown on it.

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.

He put for gold rings in the corners to hold the staves.

15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

He made shittim wood staves, overlaid with gold, to support 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.

He made vessels, dishes, spoons, bowls, and gold covers.

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:

He made a gold candlestick, shaft, branch, bowls, knops, and flowers.

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:

The candlestick had six branches, three to one side and three to the other.

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.

In each branch, he made three bowls in the fashion of almonds, a knop, and a flower.

20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

He put four bowls in the candlestick, with knops and 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.

Each pair of branches had a gold knop under them.

23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

He made seven lamps, snuffers, and gold snuffdishes.

24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

He used a talent of gold to make the vessels.

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.

He made the incense altar of shittim wood, one cubit long, one cubit wide, and two cubits high.

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.

He overlaid the altar with gold and put a crown on it.

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.

He made two gold rings under the crown to hold the staves.

28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

He made staves out of shittim wood, overlaid with gold.

29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

And he made the holy anointing oil and incense.
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