Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA
New International Version NIV
1 Bezalel made the Covenant Box out 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 covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border 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 made four carrying rings of gold for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on each 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 carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold,
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Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 and put them through the rings on each side of the Box.
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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 lid 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 winged creatures of hammered gold,
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Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8 one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid.
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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 The winged creatures faced each other across the lid, and their outspread wings covered it.
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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.
10 He made the table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
11 He covered it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
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Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold border around the rim.
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They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 He made four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs were.
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They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
14 The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table were placed near the rim.
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The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.
16 He made the dishes of pure gold for the table: the plates, the cups, the jars, and the bowls to be used for the wine offering.
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And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
17 He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, formed one piece with it.
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They made the lampstand of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them.
18 Six branches extended from its sides, three from each side.
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Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
19 Each of the six branches had three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
20 The shaft of the lampstand had four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
21 There was one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.
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One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all.
22 The buds, the branches, and the lampstand were a single piece of pure hammered gold.
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The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23 He made seven lamps for the lampstand, and he made its tongs and trays of pure gold.
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They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
24 He used seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its equipment.
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They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
25 He made an altar out of acacia wood, for burning incense. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it was 36 inches high. Its projections at the four corners formed one piece with it.
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They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high —its horns of one piece with it.
26 He covered its top, all four sides, and its projections with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
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They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
27 He made two gold carrying rings for it and attached them below the border on the two sides, to hold the poles with which it was to be carried.
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They made two gold rings below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure sweet-smelling incense, mixed like perfume.
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They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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