Exodus 37
37
Chapter 37
The Covenant Box
1Bezalel used acacia wood to make the Covenant Box. #37:1 Bezalel was the leader of the work but he did not do everything himself. He could teach other people to do it. See Exodus 35:34. It was 1 metre long, 75 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high. 2He covered it with gold, inside and outside. He built up the edges of the box with gold. 3He made four gold rings for it and he fixed them to its four feet. He fixed two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He used acacia wood to make two poles. He also covered them with gold. 5He pushed the poles through the rings on the sides of the Covenant Box, to carry it.
6He used pure gold to make the special lid for the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long and 75 centimetres wide. 7He used gold to make images of two cherubs. He used a hammer to make them the right shape. He made them to stand at the two ends of the lid. 8One cherub stood at one end of the lid and one cherub stood at the other end. He made the two cherubs and the lid from one piece of gold. 9The cherubs looked at each other and they watched over the lid. Their wings touched each other over the top of the lid.
The special table
10Bezalel used acacia wood to make the special table. It was 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high. 11He covered the wood with gold. He built up the edges of the table with gold. 12He fixed an extra piece of wood around its edge. It was 7 centimetres wide. He built up the edges of this piece with gold. 13He made four gold rings for the table. He fixed them to the four corners, one beside each leg of the table. 14The rings were near to the extra piece of wood. They would hold the poles to carry the table. 15He used acacia wood to make the poles and he covered them with gold. They would use the poles to carry the table. 16He used pure gold to make the things that would be on the table. He made plates, big spoons, jars and bowls. They would use those things to pour out drink offerings.
The lampstand
17Bezalel used one piece of pure gold to make the lampstand. He used a hammer to make it the right shape. He used the gold to make its base, its middle pole and the cups to hold the oil. The cups were like open flowers and closed flowers. 18There were six branches on the lampstand, three branches on each side of the middle pole. 19Three cups in the shape of almond flowers and their leaves were on each branch. Each of the six branches of the lampstand had three cups like that.
20On the lampstand itself there were four cups in the shape of almond flowers and their leaves. 21There was one closed flower under the first pair of branches. There was a second closed flower under the second pair of branches. There was a third closed flower under the third pair of branches. So there were three closed flowers for the six branches. 22He made the flowers and the branches from the same piece of pure gold as the lampstand. He used a hammer to make the gold into the right shape.
23He used pure gold to make seven lamps for the lampstand, as well as the small tools and dishes to take care of the lamps. 24He used 34 kilograms of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its tools.
The altar for incense
25Bezalel used acacia wood to make the altar for incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns were part of it, made from one piece of wood. 26He covered all the altar with gold: its top, its sides and the horns. He built up an edge of gold around the four sides. 27He made two gold rings for the altar. He fixed them below the gold edge, on two opposite sides. They would hold the poles to carry the altar. 28He used acacia wood to make the poles and he covered them with gold.
29He also made the special oil that would make things holy. He also made the incense with a sweet smell, like perfume.
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Exodus 37
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The Sacred Chest
(Exodus 25.10-22)
1Bezalel built a chest of acacia wood 110 centimeters long, 66 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high. 2He covered it inside and out with pure gold and put a gold edging around the top. 3He made four gold rings and attached 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 made of pure gold, was the place of mercy.#37.6 place of mercy: See the note at 26.34. 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.
The Table for the Sacred Bread
(Exodus 25.23-30)
10Bezalel built a table of acacia wood 88 centimeters long, 44 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high. 11-12He covered it with pure gold and put a gold edging around it with a border 75 millimeters thick.#37.11,12 a gold edging … thick: Or “a gold edging around it 75 millimeters thick.” 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.
The Lampstand
(Exodus 25.31-40)
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 35 kilograms of pure gold.
The Altar for Burning Incense
(Exodus 30.1-5)
25For burning incense, Bezalel made an altar of acacia wood. It was 45 centimeters square and 90 centimeters 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.
The Oil for Dedication and the Incense
(Exodus 30.22-38)
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Ex 30.22-38. Bezalel mixed the sacred oil for dedication and the pure spices for the sweet-smelling incense.
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