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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it. Building the Table |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. Building the Lampstand |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold. Building the Incense Altar |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 29[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 29Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker. |
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