aNow Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was 1two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or about 1.1 m and 68 cmEx 25:10-20 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; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the 1other side of it.Lit second 4 And 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 1it.Lit the ark 6 He also made 1an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits 2long and one and a half cubits 3wide.Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of AtonementLit its lengthLit its width 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work 1at the two ends of the atoning cover:Lit from 8 one cherub 1at the one end and one cherub 2at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover 3at the two ends.Lit from 9 And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.
10 aThen he made the table of acacia wood, 1two cubits 2long, a cubit 3wide, and one and a half cubits 4high.About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, and 2.2 ft. high or about 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cmLit its lengthLit its widthLit its heightEx 25:23-29 11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. 12 And he made a rim for it of a 1hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.About 3 in. or 7.5 cm 13 He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs. 14 Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. 16 He also made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its libation bowls, and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.
17 aThen he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its 1bulbs, and its flowers were of one piece with it.Or calyxesEx 25:31-39 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 1other side of it;Lit second 19 three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a 1bulb and a flower on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a 2bulb and a flower on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.Or calyx 20 And on the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its 1bulbs and its flowers;Or calyxes 21 and a 1bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a 2bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a 3bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.Or calyx 22 Their 1bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.Or calyxes 23 And he made its seven lamps with its tongs and its trays of pure gold. 24 He made it and all its utensils from a 1talent of pure gold.About 75 lb. or 34 kg
25 aThen he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit 1long and a cubit 2wide, square, and two cubits 3high; its horns were of one piece with it.Lit its lengthLit its widthLit its heightEx 30:1-5 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its 1sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.Lit walls 27 He also 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 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 29 aThen he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.Ex 30:23-25, 34, 35