¹Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood . Its length was two and a half cubits, and its width a cubit and a half , and a cubit and a half its height .[#37:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimetres.]

²He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside , and made a moulding of gold for it around it .

³He cast four rings of gold for it in its four feet —two rings on its one side , and two rings on its other side .

⁴He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold .

⁵He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

⁶He made a mercy seat of pure gold . Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width .

⁷He made two cherubim of gold . He made them of beaten work , at the two ends of 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 its two ends .

⁹The cherubim spread out their wings above , covering the mercy seat with their wings , with their faces towards one another . The faces of the cherubim were towards the mercy seat .

¹⁰He made the table of acacia wood . Its length was two cubits, and its width was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half .

¹¹He overlaid it with pure gold , and made a gold moulding around it .

¹²He made a border of a hand ’s width around it , and made a golden moulding on its border around it .

¹³He cast four rings of gold for it , and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet .

¹⁴The rings were close by the border , the places for the poles to carry the table .

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

¹⁶He made the vessels which were on the table , its dishes , its spoons , its bowls , and its pitchers with which to pour out , of pure gold .

¹⁷He made the lamp stand of pure gold . He made the lamp stand of beaten work . Its base , its shaft , its cups , its buds , and its flowers were of one piece with it .

¹⁸There were six branches going out of its sides : three branches of the lamp stand out of its one side , and three branches of the lamp stand out of its other side :

¹⁹three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch , a bud and a flower , and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch , a bud and a flower ; so for the six branches going out of the lamp stand.

²⁰In the lamp stand were four cups made like almond blossoms , its buds and its flowers ;

²¹and a bud under two branches of one piece with it , and a bud under two branches of one piece with it , and a bud under two branches of one piece with it , for the six branches going out of it .

²²Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it . The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold .

²³He made its seven lamps , and its snuffers , and its snuff dishes, of pure gold .

²⁴He made it of a talent of pure gold , with all its vessels .[#37:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces]

²⁵He made the altar of incense of acacia wood . It was square : its length was a cubit, and its width a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it .

²⁶He overlaid it with pure gold : its top , its sides around it , and its horns . He made a gold moulding around it .

²⁷He made two golden rings for it under its moulding crown , on its two ribs , on its two sides , for places for poles with which to carry it .

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

²⁹He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices , after the art of the perfumer .