16. Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.
17. Then 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.
18. The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.
19. Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
20. The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.
21. There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.
22. The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.