| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. | 1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. |
| 2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. | 2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. |
| 3And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. | 3He cast four gold rings for it that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. |
| 4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold | 4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, |
| 5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. | 5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. |
| 6And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. | 6He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. |
| 7And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, | 7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, |
| 8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. | 8one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. |
| 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim. | 9The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid. |
| 10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. | 10He made the table of acacia wood; its length was three feet, its width one foot six inches, and its height two feet three inches. |
| 11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it. | 11He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. |
| 12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim. | 12He made a surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame. |
| 13He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. | 13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were. |
| 14Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. | 14The rings were close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table. |
| 15He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table, and overlaid them with gold. | 15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. |
| 16And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings. | 16He made the vessels which were on the table out of pure gold, its plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings. |
| 17He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. | 17He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms were from the same piece. |
| 18And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; | 18Six branches were extending from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. |
| 19three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. | 19Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the next branch, and the same for the six branches that were extending from the lampstand. |
| 20And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, | 20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms, |
| 21and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. | 21with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it; according to the six branches that extended from it. |
| 22Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. | 22Their buds and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. |
| 23And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. | 23He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. |
| 24He made it and all its utensils out of a talent of pure gold. | 24He made the lampstand and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds of pure gold. |
| 25He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. | 25He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half--a square--and its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it. |
| 26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, | 26He overlaid it with pure gold--its top, its four walls, and its horns--and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. |
| 27and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. | 27He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with. |
| 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 made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer. | 29He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer. |
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