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The Ark of the Agreement

¹ Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood; it was forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. ² He covered it, both inside and out, with pure gold, and he put a gold strip around it. ³ He made four gold rings for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on each side. ⁴ Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold. ⁵ He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Ark to carry it. ⁶ Then he made a lid of pure gold that was forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. ⁷ Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two creatures with wings and attached them to each end of the lid. ⁸ He made one creature on one end of the lid and the other creature on the other end. He attached them to the lid so that it would be one piece. ⁹ The creatures' wings were spread upward, covering the lid, and the creatures faced each other across the lid.

The Table

¹⁰ Then he made the table of acacia wood; it was thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. ¹¹ He covered it with pure gold and put a gold strip around it. ¹² He made a frame three inches high that stood up all around the edge, and he put a gold strip around it. ¹³ Then he made four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table where the four legs were. ¹⁴ The rings were put close to the frame around the top of the table, because they held the poles for carrying it. ¹⁵ The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were covered with gold. ¹⁶ He made of pure gold all the things that were used on the table: the plates, bowls, cups, and jars used for pouring the drink offerings.

The Lampstand

¹⁷ Then he made the lampstand of pure gold, hammering out its base and stand. Its flower-like cups, buds, and petals were joined together in one piece with the base and stand. ¹⁸ Six branches went out from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. ¹⁹ Each branch had three cups shaped like almond flowers, and each cup had a bud and a petal. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand was the same. ²⁰ There were four more cups shaped like almond flowers on the lampstand itself, each with its buds and petals. ²¹ Three pairs of branches went out from the lampstand. A bud was under the place where each pair was attached to the lampstand. Each of the six branches going out from the lampstand was the same. ²² The buds, branches, and lampstand were all one piece of pure, hammered gold. ²³ He made seven pure gold lamps for this lampstand, and he made pure gold wick trimmers and trays. ²⁴ He used about seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that go with it.

The Altar for Burning Incense

²⁵ Then he made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square—eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide—and it was thirty-six inches high. Each corner that stuck out like a horn was joined into one piece with the altar. ²⁶ He covered the top and all the sides and the corners with pure gold, and he put gold trim around the altar. ²⁷ He made two gold rings and put them below the trim on opposite sides of the altar; these rings held the poles for carrying it. ²⁸ He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.

²⁹ Then he made the holy olive oil for appointing the priests and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. He made them like a person who mixes perfumes.