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its length<MH753> was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>two and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520>, its width<MH7341> one and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520>, and its height<MH6967> one and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and he overlaid<MH6823> it with pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091> inside<MH4480, 1004> and out, and made<MH6213a> a gold<MH2091> molding<MH2213> for it all<MH5439> around<MH5439>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>He cast<MH3332> four<MH702> rings<MH2885> of gold<MH2091> for it on its four<MH702> feet<MH6471>; two<MH8147> rings<MH2885> on one<MH259> side<MH6763> of it, and two<MH8147> rings<MH2885> on the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>other<MH8145> side<MH6763> of it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> poles<MH905> of acacia<MH7848> wood<MH6086> and overlaid<MH6823> them with gold<MH2091>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He put<MH935> the poles<MH905> into the rings<MH2885> on the sides<MH6763> of the ark<MH727>, to carry<MH5375> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He also made<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>an atoning<MH3727> cover<MH3727> of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>, two and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>long<MH753> and one and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>wide<MH7341>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> two<MH8147> cherubim<MH3742> of gold<MH2091>; he made<MH6213a> them of hammered<MH4749> work<MH4749> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>at the two<MH8147> ends<MH7098> of the atoning<MH3727> cover<MH3727>: <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>one<MH259> cherub<MH3742> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>at the one<MH2088> end<MH7098> and one<MH259> cherub<MH3742> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>at the other<MH2088> end<MH7098>; he made<MH6213a> the cherubim<MH3742> <i>of one piece</i> with the atoning<MH3727> cover<MH3727> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>at the two<MH8147> ends<MH7098>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And the cherubim<MH3742> had<MH1961> <i>their</i> wings<MH3671> spread<MH6566> upward<MH4605>, covering<MH5526a> the atoning<MH3727> cover<MH3727> with their wings<MH3671>, with their faces<MH6440> toward<MH413> each<MH376> other<MH251>; the faces<MH6440> of the cherubim<MH3742> were toward<MH413> the atoning<MH3727> cover<MH3727>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then he made<MH6213a> the table<MH7979> of acacia<MH7848> wood<MH6086>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>two cubits<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>long<MH753>, a cubit<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>wide<MH7341>, and one and a half<MH2677> cubits<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>high<MH6967>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He overlaid<MH6823> it with pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>, and made<MH6213a> a gold<MH2091> molding<MH2213> for it all<MH5439> around<MH5439>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> a rim<MH4526> for it of a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>hand<MH2948> width<MH2947> all<MH5439> around<MH5439>, and made<MH6213a> a gold<MH2091> molding<MH2213> for its rim<MH4526> all<MH5439> around<MH5439>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He also cast<MH3332> four<MH702> gold<MH2091> rings<MH2885> for it and put<MH5414> the rings<MH2885> on the four<MH702> corners<MH6285> that were on its four<MH702> legs<MH7272>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Close<MH5980> by the rim<MH4526> were the rings<MH2885>, the holders<MH1004> for the poles<MH905> to carry<MH5375> the table<MH7979>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> the poles<MH905> of acacia<MH7848> wood<MH6086> and overlaid<MH6823> them with gold<MH2091>, to carry<MH5375> the table<MH7979>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He also made<MH6213a> the utensils<MH3627> which<MH834> were on the table<MH7979>, its dishes<MH7086>, its pans<MH3709>, its libation bowls<MH4518>, and its jars<MH7184>, with which<MH834> to pour<MH5258a> out<MH5258a> drink<MH5258a> offerings<MH5258a>, of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then he made<MH6213a> the lampstand<MH4501> of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>. He made<MH6213a> the lampstand<MH4501> of hammered<MH4749> work<MH4749>, its base<MH3409> and its shaft<MH7070>; its cups<MH1375>, its <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>bulbs<MH3730>, and its flowers<MH6525> were <i>of one piece</i> with it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>There were six<MH8337a> branches<MH7070> going<MH3318> out<MH3318> of its sides<MH6654>; three<MH7969> branches<MH7070> of the lampstand<MH4501> from the one<MH259> side<MH6654> of it and three<MH7969> branches<MH7070> of the lampstand<MH4501> from the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>other<MH8145> side<MH6654> of it; <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>three<MH7969> cups<MH1375> shaped<MH8246> like<MH8246> almond<MH8246> <i>blossoms,</i> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>bulb<MH3730> and a flower<MH6525> on one<MH259> branch<MH7070>, and three<MH7969> cups<MH1375> shaped<MH8246> like<MH8246> almond<MH8246> <i>blossoms,</i> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>bulb<MH3730> and a flower<MH6525> on the other<MH259> branch<MH7070>—so<MH3651> for the six<MH8337a> branches<MH7070> going<MH3318> out<MH3318> of the lampstand<MH4501>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And on the lampstand<MH4501> <i>there were</i> four<MH702> cups<MH1375> shaped<MH8246> like<MH8246> almond<MH8246> <i>blossoms,</i> its <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>bulbs<MH3730> and its flowers<MH6525>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>bulb<MH3730> was under<MH8478> the <i>first</i> pair<MH8147> of branches<MH7070> <i>coming</i> out of it, and a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>bulb<MH3730> under<MH8478> the <i>second</i> pair<MH8147> of branches<MH7070> <i>coming</i> out of it, and a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>bulb<MH3730> under<MH8478> the <i>third</i> pair<MH8147> of branches<MH7070> <i>coming</i> out of it, for the six<MH8337a> branches<MH7070> coming<MH3318> out<MH3318> of the lampstand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>bulbs<MH3730> and their branches<MH7070> were <i>of one piece</i> with it; the whole<MH3605> of it <i>was</i> a single<MH259> hammered<MH4749> work<MH4749> of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> its seven<MH7651> lamps<MH5216> with its tongs<MH4457> and its trays<MH4289> of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>He made<MH6213a> it and all<MH3605> its utensils<MH3627> from a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[y]</a></span>talent<MH3603> of pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then he made<MH6213a> the altar<MH4196> of incense<MH7004> of acacia<MH7848> wood<MH6086>: a cubit<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[z]</a></span>long<MH753> and a cubit<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[aa]</a></span>wide<MH7341>, square<MH7251>, and two cubits<MH520> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ab]</a></span>high<MH6967>; its horns<MH7161> were <i>of one piece</i> with it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And he overlaid<MH6823> it with pure<MH2889> gold<MH2091>, its top<MH1406> and its <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ac]</a></span>sides<MH7023> all<MH5439> around<MH5439>, and its horns<MH7161>; and he made<MH6213a> a gold<MH2091> molding<MH2213> for it all<MH5439> around<MH5439>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He also made<MH6213a> two<MH8147> golden<MH2091> rings<MH2885> for it under<MH8478> its molding<MH2213>, on its two<MH8147> sides<MH6763>—on opposite<MH8147> sides<MH6654>—as holders<MH1004> for poles<MH905> with which<MH1992a> to carry<MH5375> it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>And he made<MH6213a> the poles<MH905> of acacia<MH7848> wood<MH6086> and overlaid<MH6823> them with gold<MH2091>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/exodus/37-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Then he made<MH6213a> the holy<MH6944> anointing<MH4888b> oil<MH8081> and the pure<MH2889>, fragrant<MH5561> incense<MH7004> of spices<MH5561>, the work<MH4639> of a perfumer<MH7543>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide and high or about 1.1 m and 68 cm<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>second</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>the ark</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Also called <i>a mercy seat,</i> and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>its length</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>its width</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> About 3 ft. long, 1.5 ft. wide, and 2.2 ft. high or about 90 cm, 45 cm, and 68 cm<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>its length</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>its width</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>its height</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> About 3 in. or 7.5 cm<br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>calyxes</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Lit <i>second</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>calyx</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>calyx</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>calyxes</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Or <i>calyx</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Or <i>calyx</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Or <i>calyx</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i>calyxes</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[y]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> About 75 lb. or 34 kg<br><span class="footnotesbot">[z]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>its length</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[aa]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>its width</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ab]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>its height</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ac]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>walls</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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