Holman Christian Standard Bible

Exodus 37:1-17 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1. Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

2. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it.

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

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

5. He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.

6. He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

7. He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,

8. one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.

9. They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.

10. He constructed the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

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

12. He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.

13. He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.

14. The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15. He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

16. He also made the utensils that would be on the table out of pure gold: its plates and cups, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

17. Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold. He made it all of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes and petals.