Exodus 37 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Building the Ark of the Covenant

(Exo 25:10–22 )

Exo 37:1

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

Exo 37:2

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

Exo 37:3

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

Exo 37:4

Exo 37:4Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:5

Exo 37:5He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

Exo 37:6

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

Exo 37:7

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

Exo 37:8

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

Exo 37:9

Exo 37:9The 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 )

Exo 37:10

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

Exo 37:11

Exo 37:11He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.

Exo 37:12

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

Exo 37:13

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

Exo 37:14

Exo 37:14The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.

Exo 37:15

Exo 37:15He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

Exo 37:16

Exo 37:16Then 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 )

Exo 37:17

Exo 37:17Then 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.

Exo 37:18

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

Exo 37:19

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

Exo 37:20

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

Exo 37:21

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

Exo 37:22

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

Exo 37:23

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

Exo 37:24

Exo 37:24The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds[fn] of pure gold.

Building the Incense Altar

(Exo 30:1–5 )

Exo 37:25

Exo 37:25Then 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.

Exo 37:26

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

Exo 37:27

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

Exo 37:28

Exo 37:28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

(Exo 30:22–38 )

Exo 37:29

Exo 37:29Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

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NLT Footnotes

(37:1)

Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long, 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide, and 1.5 cubits high.

(37:6)

Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide.

(37:10)

Hebrew he; also in 37:17, 25.

(37:10)

Hebrew 2 cubits [92 centimeters] long, 1 cubit [46 centimeters] wide, and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] high.

(37:12)

Hebrew a border of a handbreadth [8 centimeters].

(37:24)

Hebrew 1 talent [34 kilograms].

(37:25)

Hebrew 1 cubit [46 centimeters] long and 1 cubit wide, a square, and 2 cubits [92 centimeters] high.

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