Exodus 37 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Making the Ark of the Testimony

(Exo 25:10–22 )

And Bezalel^H1212 made^H6213 the ark^H727 of acacia^H7848 wood^H6086; its length^H753 was two and a half^H2677 [fn]cubits^H520, and its width^H7341 one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520, and its height^H6967 one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520;

Exo 37:2

Exo 37:2and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around.

Exo 37:3

Exo 37:3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the [fn]other side of it.

Exo 37:4

Exo 37:4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:5

Exo 37:5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry [fn]it.

Exo 37:6

Exo 37:6He made a [fn]mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half [fn]cubits [fn]long and one and a half cubits [fn]wide.

Exo 37:7

Exo 37:7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work [fn]at the two ends of the mercy seat;

Exo 37:8

Exo 37:8one cherub [fn]at the one end and one cherub [fn]at the other end; from one piece he made the mercy seat with the cherubim [fn]at its two ends.

Exo 37:9

Exo 37:9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Making the Table

(Exo 25:23–30 )

Exo 37:10

Then he made^H6213 the table^H7979 of acacia^H7848 wood^H6086, two [fn]cubits^H520 [fn]long^H753 and a cubit^H520 [fn]wide^H7341 and one and a half^H2677 cubits^H520 [fn]high^H6967.

Exo 37:11

Exo 37:11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding for it all around.

Exo 37:12

Exo 37:12He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around and made a gold molding for its rim all around.

Exo 37:13

Exo 37:13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet.

Exo 37:14

Exo 37:14Close to the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table.

Exo 37:15

Exo 37:15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

Exo 37:16

Exo 37:16He made the utensils which were on the table, its [fn]dishes and its pans and its offering bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold.

Making the Lampstand

(Exo 25:31–40 )

Exo 37:17

Then he made^H6213 the lampstand^H4501 of pure^H2889 gold^H2091. He made^H6213 the lampstand^H4501 of hammered^H4749 work^H4749, its base^H3409 and its shaft^H7070; its cups^H1375, its [fn]bulbs^H3730, and its flowers^H6525 were [fn]of the same piece.

Exo 37:18

Exo 37:18There were six branches going out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand from the one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the [fn]other side of it;

Exo 37:19

Exo 37:19three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a [fn]bulb and a flower in the other branch—so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

Exo 37:20

Exo 37:20In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its [fn]bulbs and its flowers;

Exo 37:21

Exo 37:21and a [fn]bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a [fn]bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.

Exo 37:22

Exo 37:22Their [fn]bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold.

Exo 37:23

Exo 37:23He made its seven lamps with its tongs and its [fn]trays of pure gold.

Exo 37:24

Exo 37:24He made it and all its utensils from a [fn]talent of pure gold.

Making the Altar of Incense

(Exo 30:1–5 )

Exo 37:25

Then he made^H6213 the altar^H4196 of incense^H7004 of acacia^H7848 wood^H6086: a cubit^H520 [fn]long^H753 and a cubit^H520 [fn]wide^H7341, square^H7251, and two cubits^H520 [fn]high^H6967; its horns^H7161 were of one piece with it.