New American Standard Bible 1995

English Standard Version

1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits;

1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

2and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.

2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it.

3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

3And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side.

4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold

5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it.

5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

6And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat;

7And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat,

8one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the two ends.

8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.

9The 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.

9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

11He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around.

11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it.

12He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.

12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.

13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.

13He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

14Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table.

14Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

15He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold.

16He made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

16And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.

17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it.

17He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it.

18There 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 other side of it;

18And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it;

19three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in the other branch-- so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

19three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

20In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers;

20And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers,

21and a bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

21and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it.

22Their bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.

22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold.

23He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold.

23And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold.

24He made it and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.

24He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold.

25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it.

25He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.

26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around.

26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it,

27He 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.

27and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it.

28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer.

29He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.

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