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Exodus 37 :: New International Version (NIV)

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The Ark

(Exo 25:10–22 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2 - He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:3 - He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:4 - Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.

The Table

(Exo 25:23–30 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10 - They[fn] made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:11 - Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:12 - They also made around it a rim a handbreadth[fn] wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:13 - They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:14 - The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:15 - The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:16 - And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.

The Lampstand

(Exo 25:31–40 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 - Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 - Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:20 - And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:22 - The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:23 - They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:24 - They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent[fn] of pure gold.

The Altar of Incense

(Exo 30:1–5 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25 - They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[fn]—its horns of one piece with it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:27 - They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:28 - They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
(Exo 30:22–38 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
See the NIV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NIV Footnotes
That is, about 3 3/4 feet long and 2 1/4 feet wide and high or about 1.1 meters long and 68 centimeters wide and high; similarly in verse 6
Or He; also in verses 11-29
That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high
That is, about 3 inches or about 7.5 centimeters
That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
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