| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. | 1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; |
| 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. | 2and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. |
| 3And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. | 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 other side of it. |
| 4He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. | 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. |
| 5And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. | 5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it. |
| 6He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. | 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 beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two 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 at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. | 8one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the two ends. |
| 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. | 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. |
| 10He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. | 10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long and a cubit wide and one and a half cubits high. |
| 11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it. | 11He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around. |
| 12Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it. | 12He made a rim for it of a handbreadth all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around. |
| 13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs. | 13He cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four feet. |
| 14The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. | 14Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table. |
| 15And he made the poles of acacia wood to bear the table, and overlaid them with gold. | 15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table. |
| 16He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring. | 16He made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes and its pans and its bowls and its jars, with which to pour out drink offerings, of pure gold. |
| 17He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. | 17Then he made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work, its base and its shaft; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers were of one piece with it. |
| 18And six branches came out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. | 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 other side of it; |
| 19There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower—and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. | 19three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a bulb and a flower in the other branch-- so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. |
| 20And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. | 20In the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers; |
| 21There was a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches extending from it. | 21and a bulb was under the first pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the second pair of branches coming out of it, and a bulb under the third pair of branches coming out of it, for the six branches coming out of the lampstand. |
| 22Their knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece of pure gold. | 22Their bulbs and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was a single hammered work of pure gold. |
| 23And he made its seven lamps, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. | 23He made its seven lamps with its snuffers and its trays of pure gold. |
| 24Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils. | 24He made it and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold. |
| 25He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit—it was square—and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. | 25Then he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit long and a cubit wide, square, and two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it. |
| 26And he overlaid it with pure gold: its top, its sides all around, and its horns. He also made for it a molding of gold all around it. | 26He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made a gold molding for it all around. |
| 27He made two rings of gold for it under its molding, by its two corners on both sides, as holders for the poles with which to bear it. | 27He made two golden rings for it under its molding, on its two sides-- on opposite sides-- as holders for poles with 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 holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer. | 29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense of spices, the work of a perfumer. |
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