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1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2 He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it.
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He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3 He cast four gold rings for it to be on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.
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He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
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Then 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.
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And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6 He made a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
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He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,
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Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8 one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat, [a cherub] at each end.
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He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.
9 They had wings spread out, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
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The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
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