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Making the Ark of the Testimony

^1 (C1)And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half ^(F1)cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;² and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.³ He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the ^(F1)other side of it.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 carry ^(F1)it.⁶ He made a ^(F1)mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half ^(F2)cubits ^(F3)long and one and a half cubits ^(F4)wide.⁷ He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work ^(F1)at the two ends of the mercy seat;⁸ one cherub ^(F1)at the one end and one cherub ^(F1)at the other end; from one piece he made the mercy seat with the cherubim ^(F1)at its two ends.⁹ The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Making the Table

^10 (C1)Then he made the table of acacia wood, two ^(F1)cubits ^(F2)long and a cubit ^(F3)wide and one and a half cubits ^(F4)high.¹¹ He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around.¹² He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around and made a gold molding for its rim all around.¹³ He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.¹⁴ Close to the rim were the rings, the holders 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 utensils which were on the table, its ^(F1)dishes and its pans and its offering bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

Making the Lampstand

^17 (C1)Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its ^(F1)bulbs, and its flowers were ^(F2)of the same piece.¹⁸ There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the ^(F1)other side of it;¹⁹ three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ^(F1)bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a ^(F1)bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.²⁰ In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its ^(F1)bulbs and its flowers;²¹ and a ^(F1)bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^(F1)bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a ^(F1)bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.²² Their ^(F1)bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.²³ He made its seven lamps with its tongs and its ^(F1)trays of pure gold.²⁴ He made it and all its utensils from a ^(F1)talent of pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

^25 (C1)Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit ^(F1)long and a cubit ^(F2)wide, square, and two cubits ^(F3)high; its horns were of one piece with it.²⁶ He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its ^(F1)sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.²⁷ He 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 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.^29 (C1)And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.