7. Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the cover;
8. one cherub was at one end, the other at the other end, made of one piece with the cover, at each end.
9. The cherubim had their wings spread out above, sheltering the cover. They faced each other, with their faces looking toward the cover.
10. The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11. It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.
12. A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame.
13. Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened at the four corners, one at each leg.
14. The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15. These poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.
16. The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were made of pure gold.
17. The menorah was made of pure beaten gold—its shaft and branches—with its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it.
18. Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.
19. On one branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extended from the menorah.
20. On the menorah there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals.
21. The six branches that went out from the menorah had a knob under each pair.
22. The knobs and branches so sprang from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold.