| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Bezalel made 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, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches 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 out and made a gold molding all around it. |
| 3He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. | 3He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the 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. |
| 5And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it. | 5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark. |
| 6He made the atonement cover of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. | 6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. |
| 7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. | 7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat, |
| 8He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. | 8one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat. |
| 9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover. | 9They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat. |
| 10They made the table of acacia wood--two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high. | 10He constructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. |
| 11Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. | 11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it. |
| 12They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. | 12He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame. |
| 13They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. | 13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs. |
| 14The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. | 14The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. |
| 15The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. | 15He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 16And they made from pure gold the articles for the table--its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings. | 16He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. |
| 17They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. | 17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes and petals. |
| 18Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand--three on one side and three on the other. | 18Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches of the lampstand from the other side. |
| 19Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. | 19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the first branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and petals, on the next branch. It was this way for the six branches that extended from the lampstand. |
| 20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. | 20On the lampstand shaft there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with its calyxes and petals. |
| 21One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair--six branches in all. | 21For the six branches that extended from it, a calyx was under the first pair of branches from it, a calyx under the second pair of branches from it, and a calyx under the third pair of branches from it. |
| 22The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. | 22Their calyxes and branches were of one piece. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold. |
| 23They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. | 23He also made its seven lamps, snuffers, and firepans of pure gold. |
| 24They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold. | 24He made it and all its utensils of 75 pounds of pure gold. |
| 25They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high --its horns of one piece with it. | 25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide; it was 36 inches high. Its horns were of one piece. |
| 26They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. | 26He overlaid it, its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold. Then he made a gold molding all around it. |
| 27They made two gold rings below the molding--two on each of the opposite sides--to hold the poles used to carry it. | 27He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with. |
| 28They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. | 28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 29They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense--the work of a perfumer. | 29He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense. |
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