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^1 (C1)Bezalel made the ark of the covenant of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.² And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding (border) of gold to go all around the top of it.³ He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.⁴ He made carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.⁵ He put the carrying poles through the rings at the sides of the ark, to carry it.⁶ Bezalel made the mercy seat of pure gold; it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide.⁷ He made two cherubim of hammered gold; he made them 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 the two ends.⁹ The cherubim spread out their wings upward, covering and protecting the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were looking downward toward the mercy seat. ^(VR1)

^10 (C1)Bezalel made the table for the bread of acacia wood; it was two cubits long, a cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.¹¹ He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a border of gold for it all around its top.¹² He made a rim for it just under the top a hand width wide all around, and a border of gold around its rim.¹³ He cast four rings of gold for it and fastened the rings to the four corners that were at its four legs.¹⁴ Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to pass through to carry the table.¹⁵ Bezalel made the carrying poles of acacia wood to carry the table and overlaid them with gold.¹⁶ He made the utensils which were to be on the table, its dishes and its pans for bread, its bowls and its jars for pouring drink offerings, of pure gold.

^17 (C1)Then he made the lampstand (menorah) of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its center shaft; its cups, its ^(F1)calyxes, and its flowers were all of one piece with it.¹⁸ There were six branches coming out of the sides of the lampstand, three branches from one side of the center shaft and three branches from the other side of it;¹⁹ three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a calyx and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a calyx and a flower in the opposite branch—so for the six branches coming out of the center shaft of the lampstand.²⁰ On the center shaft of the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with calyxes and flowers one at the top;²¹ and a calyx was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a calyx under the second pair of branches, coming out of it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.²² Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it; all of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.²³ He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.²⁴ He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold. ^(VR1)

^25 (C1)Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns were of one piece with it.²⁶ He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.²⁷ He made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as holders for the poles to pass through to carry it.²⁸ He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.^29 (C1)He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.