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Exodus 37 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Building the Ark of the Covenant
(Exo 25:10–22 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:1 - Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:2 - He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:3 - He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:5 - He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:6 - Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:7 - He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:8 - He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:9 - The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
Building the Table
(Exo 25:23–30 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:10 - Then Bezalel[fn] made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:11 - He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:12 - He decorated it with a 3-inch border[fn] all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:13 - Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:14 - The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:15 - He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:16 - Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, pans, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
Building the Lampstand
(Exo 25:31–40 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:17 - Then 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:18 - The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:19 - Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:20 - The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:21 - There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:22 - The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:23 - He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:24 - The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold.
Building the Incense Altar
(Exo 30:1–5 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:25 - Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[fn] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:26 - He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:27 - He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:29 - Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.
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NLT Footnotes
Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long, 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide, and 1.5 cubits high.
Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide.
Hebrew he; also in 37:17, 25.
Hebrew 2 cubits [92 centimeters] long, 1 cubit [46 centimeters] wide, and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] high.
Hebrew a border of a handbreadth [8 centimeters].
Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms].
Hebrew 1 cubit [46 centimeters] long and 1 cubit wide, a square, and 2 cubits [92 centimeters] high.
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