Exodus 37 NLT ISV Parallel

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1Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches 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 inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.

2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and outside, and made a gold molding around it.

3He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

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 from 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 at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6Then he made the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches 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 from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.

7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat.

8He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of 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.

9The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it. Building the Table

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.

10Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches 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 ran a gold molding around the edge.

11He overlaid it with pure gold and put a gold molding around it.

12He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.

12He made a rim one handbreadth wide around it, and made a gold molding around the rim.

13Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the 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 attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.

14The rings were close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

15He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table.

16Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. Building the Lampstand

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 Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, 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.

18The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

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.

19Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

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.

20The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

20On the lamp stand itself there were four cups shaped like almond blossoms each with their calyxes and flowers.

21There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.

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 almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from 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 seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.

23He made its seven lamps, its tongs, and its trays from pure gold.

24The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold. Building the Incense Altar

24He made it and all of its furnishings from a talent of pure gold.

25Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.

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.

26He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.

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 and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.

27He made two gold rings for it under its molding, on its two opposite sides, as holders for poles by which to carry it.

28He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

29And he made the holy anointing oil and the pure aromatic incense, the work of a perfumer.

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