| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 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. | 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. |
| 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all 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 to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. | 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. |
| 4He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. | 4He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, |
| 5And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. | 5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. |
| 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 an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. |
| 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 metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, |
| 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 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, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. | 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 made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, 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 all around it. | 11He overlaid it with pure gold, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. |
| 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 surrounding frame for it about three inches wide, and he made a surrounding border of gold for its frame. |
| 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 attached the rings at the four corners where its four legs were. |
| 14The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. | 14The rings were close to the frame to provide places 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 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; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece. | 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 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. | 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. |
| 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 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 bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. | 20On the lampstand there were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms, |
| 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. | 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 knobs and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece 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, its wick-trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. | 23He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays of pure gold. |
| 24Of a talent of pure gold he made it, with all its utensils. | 24He made the lampstand and all its accessories with seventy-five pounds 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. | 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. |
| 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, its four walls, and its horns--and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. |
| 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 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 also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer. | 29He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer. |
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