Exodus 37

₁Bezalel built a chest of acacia wood one hundred and ten centimetres long, sixty-six centimetres wide, and sixty-six centimetres high. ₂He covered it inside and out with pure gold and put a gold edging around the top. ₃He made four gold rings and fastened one of them to each of the four legs of the chest. ₄Then he made two poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold, ₅and put them through the rings, so the chest could be carried by the poles.

₆The entire lid of the chest, which was also covered with pure gold, was the place of mercy. _7-9On each of the two ends of the chest he made a winged creature of hammered gold. They faced each other, and their wings covered the place of mercy.

₁₀Bezalel built a table of acacia wood eighty-eight centimetres long, forty-four centimetres wide, and sixty-six centimetres high. _11-12He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it with a border seventy-five millimetres wide. ₁₃He made four gold rings and attached one to each of the legs ₁₄near the edging. The poles for carrying the table were placed through these rings ₁₅and were made of acacia wood covered with gold. ₁₆Everything that was to be set on the table was made of pure gold—the bowls, plates, jars, and cups for wine offerings.

₁₇Bezalel made a lampstand of pure gold. The whole lampstand, including its decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered gold, ₁₈with three branches on each of its two sides. ₁₉There were three decorative almond blossoms on each branch ₂₀and four on the stem. ₂₁There was also a blossom where each pair of branches came out from the stem. ₂₂The lampstand, including its branches and decorative flowers, was made from a single piece of hammered pure gold. _23-24The lamp and its equipment, including the tongs and trays, were made of about thirty-five kilogrammes of pure gold.

₂₅For burning incense, Bezalel made an altar of acacia wood. It was forty-five centimetres square and ninety centimetres high with each of its four corners sticking up like the horn of a bull. ₂₆He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it. ₂₇Then below the edging on opposite sides he attached two gold rings through which he put the poles for carrying the altar. ₂₈These poles were also made of acacia wood and covered with gold.

₂₉Bezalel mixed the oil for dedication and the sweet-smelling spices for the incense.