Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. | 1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. |
2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. | 2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it. |
3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. | 3He cast four rings for it on its four feet, two rings on one side of it and two rings on its other side. |
4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. | 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. | 5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. |
6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. | 6He made a Mercy Seat of pure gold two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. |
7He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, | 7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat. |
8one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. | 8One cherub was at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim at the two ends of the Mercy Seat and of one piece with it. |
9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat. | 9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were turned toward the Mercy Seat. |
10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. | 10Then he made a table of acacia wood two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high. |
11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. | 11He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it. |
12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. | 12He made a rim one handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim. |
13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs. | 13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners where its four feet were. |
14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. | 14The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table. |
15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold. | 15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table. |
16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. | 16He made the utensils which were on the table, its plates, dishes, bowls, and jars out of which libations are poured. He made them of pure gold. |
17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. | 17He made the lamp stand of pure gold. He made the lamp stand, its base, and stem of hammered work and its cups, calyxes, and flowers were of one piece with it. |
18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. | 18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lamp stand from one side of it, and three branches of the lamp stand from its other side. |
19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand. | 19Three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on one branch and three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and flowers were on the other branch, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. |
20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. | 20On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers. |
21A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair. | 21A calyx was under the two branches that extended out of the stem; a calyx was under the next pair of branches that extended out of the stem; and a calyx was under the last pair of branches that extended out of the stem, and so on for the six branches extending from the lamp stand. |
22The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. | 22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it, all of it was of one piece of hammered work of pure gold. |
23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold. | 23He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold. |
24He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold. | 24He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold. |
25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece. | 25He made the altar for burning incense of acacia wood, a square, one cubit long, one cubit wide, and two cubits high, with its horns of one piece with it. |
26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it. | 26He overlaid it with pure gold—its top, its sides all around, and its horns—and he made a gold molding around it. |
27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it. | 27He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it. |
28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. | 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer. | 29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer. |
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