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37:1  Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood; it was ·forty-five inches [L two and a half cubits] long, ·twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] wide, and twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] high.
37:2  He ·covered [overlaid] it, both inside and out, with pure gold, and he put a gold ·strip [molding] around it.
37:3  He ·made [cast] four gold rings for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on ·each [one side and two rings on the other] side.
37:4  Then he made poles of acacia wood and ·covered [cast; overlay] them with gold.
37:5  He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Ark to carry it.
37:6  Then he made a ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] of pure gold that was ·forty-five inches [L two and a half cubits] long and ·twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] wide.
37:7  Then Bezalel ·hammered gold to make two creatures with wings [L made two golden cherubim of hammered gold; C cherubim are powerful angelic creatures] and attached them to each end of the ·lid [cover; C the mercy seat].
37:8  He made one ·creature [L cherubim] on one end of the lid and the ·other creature [L cherubim] on the other end. He attached them to the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover] so that it would be one piece.
37:9  The ·creatures’ [L cherubim’s] wings were spread upward, covering the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover], and the ·creatures [L cherubim] faced each other across the ·lid [mercy seat; atonement cover].
37:10  Then he made the table of acacia wood; it was ·thirty-six inches [L two cubits] long, ·eighteen inches [L one cubit] wide, and ·twenty-seven inches [L one and a half cubits] high.
37:11  He ·covered [overlaid] it with pure gold and put a gold ·strip [molding] around it.
37:12  He made a ·frame [rim] ·three inches [L a handbreadth] high ·that stood up all around the edge [all around it], and he put a gold ·strip [molding] around it.
37:13  Then he made four gold rings for the table and attached them to the four corners of the table where the four legs were.
37:14  The rings were put close to the ·frame [rim] around the top of the table, because they held the poles for carrying it.
37:15  The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were ·covered [overlaid] with gold.
37:16  He made of pure gold all the ·things [vessels] that were used on the table: the plates, bowls, cups, and jars used for pouring the drink offerings [Ezra 1:9–11; Dan. 1:2; 5:1–4].
37:17  Then he made the ·lampstand [L Menorah] of pure gold, hammering out its base and ·stand [shaft]. Its flower-like cups, buds, and petals were joined together in one piece with the base and ·stand [shaft; 25:31].
37:18  Six branches went out from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
37:19  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.
37:20  There were four more cups shaped like almond flowers on the lampstand itself, each with its buds and petals.
37:21  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.
37:22  The buds, branches, and lampstand were all one piece of pure, hammered gold.
37:23  He made seven pure gold lamps for this lampstand, and he made pure gold ·wick trimmers [snuffers] and trays.
37:24  He used about ·seventy-five pounds [L one talent] of pure gold to make the lampstand and all the things that go with it.
37:25  Then he made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square—·eighteen inches [L one cubit] long and ·eighteen inches [L one cubit] wide—and it was ·thirty-six inches [L two cubits] high. Each ·corner that stuck out like a horn [horn; 27:2] was joined into one piece with the altar.
37:26  He ·covered [overlaid] the top and all the sides and the ·corners [horns] with pure gold, and he put gold ·trim [molding] around the altar
37:27  He made two gold rings and put them below the ·trim [molding] on opposite sides of it; these rings held the poles for carrying it.
37:28  He made the poles of acacia wood and ·covered [overlaid] them with gold.
37:29  Then he made the holy olive oil for ·appointing the priests [anointing] and the pure, sweet-smelling incense. He made them like a person who mixes perfumes.