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Now
Bezalel made the
ark of
acacia wood; its
length was two and a
half cubits, and its
width one and a
half cubits, and its
height one and a
half cubits;
~Iy;t'M;a ~yiJiv yec][ !{r'a'h -t,a lea.l;c.B f;[;Y;w ? yicex'w h'M;a.w w{B.x'r yicex'w h'M;a.w w{K.r'a yicex'w ? w{t'm{q
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and he
overlaid it with
pure gold inside * and out, and
made a
gold molding for it
all around.
f;[;Y;w #.Wxim.W tIy;Bim rw{h'j b'h'z .WheP;c.y;w ? byib's b'h'z rez w{l
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He
cast four rings of
gold for it on its
four feet; even
two rings on
one side of it, and
two rings on the
other side of it.
wy't{m][;P [;B.r;a l;[ b'h'z t{[.B;j [;B.r;a w{l q{ciY;w ? tw{['B;j yeT.v.W t'x,a'h w{[.l;c -l;[ t{['B;j yeT.v.W ? tyineV;h w{[.l;c -l;[
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He
made poles of
acacia wood and
overlaid them with
gold.
b'h'z ~'t{a @;c.y;w ~yiJiv yec][ yeD;B f;[;Y;w
5
He
put the
poles into the
rings on the
sides of the
ark, to
carry it.
!{r'a'h t{[.l;c l;[ t{['B;J;B ~yiD;B;h -t,a aeb'Y;w ? !{r'a'h -t,a taef'l
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He
made a
mercy seat of
pure gold, two and a
half cubits long and one and a
half cubits wide.
H'K.r'a yicex'w ~Iy;t'M;a rw{h'j b'h'z t,r{P;K f;[;Y;w ? H'B.x'r yicex'w h'M;a.w
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He
made two cherubim of
gold; he
made them of
hammered work at the
two ends of the
mercy seat;
~'t{a h'f'[ h'v.qim b'h'z ~yibUr.k yen.v f;[;Y;w ? t,r{P;K;h tw{c.q yen.Vim
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one cherub at the
one end and
one cherub at the
other end; he
made the
cherubim of one piece with the
mercy seat at the
two ends.
h'c'Qim d'x,a -b.Wr.k.W h,Zim h'c'Qim d'x,a -b.Wr.K ? yen.Vim ~yibUr.K;h -t,a h'f'[ t,r{P;K;h -nim h,Zim ? w{tw{w.ciq
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The
cherubim had their
wings spread upward,
covering the
mercy seat with their
wings, with their
faces toward each other; the
faces of the
cherubim were
toward the
mercy seat.
~yik.k{s h'l.[;m.l ~Iy;p'n.k yef.r{P ~yibUr.K;h .Wy.hiY;w ? wyix'a -l,a vyia ~,hyen.p.W t,r{P;K;h -l;[ ~,hyep.n;k.B ? ~yibUr.K;h yen.P .Wy'h t,r{P;K;h -l,a
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Then he
made the
table of
acacia wood, two
cubits long and a
cubit wide and one and a
half cubits high.
w{K.r'a ~Iy;t'M;a ~yiJiv yec][ !'x.lUV;h -t,a f;[;Y;w ? w{t'm{q yicex'w h'M;a.w w{B.x'r h'M;a.w
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He
overlaid it with
pure gold, and
made a
gold molding for it
all around.
b'h'z rez w{l f;[;Y;w rw{h'j b'h'z w{t{a @;c.y;w ? byib's
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He
made a
rim for it of a
handbreadth all around, and
made a
gold molding for its
rim all around.
b'h'z -rez f;[;Y;w byib's x;p{j t,r,G.sim w{l f;[;Y;w ? byib's w{T.r;G.sim.l
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He
cast four gold rings for it and
put the
rings on the
four corners that were on its
four feet.
t{['B;J;h -t,a !eTiY;w b'h'z t{[.B;j [;B.r;a w{l q{ciY;w ? wy'l.g;r [;B.r;a.l r,v]a t{aeP;h [;B.r;a l;[
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Close by the
rim were the
rings, the
holders for the
poles to
carry the
table.
~yiD;B;l ~yiT'B t{['B;J;h .Wy'h t,r,G.siM;h t;MU[.l ? !'x.lUV;h -t,a taef'l
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He
made the
poles of
acacia wood and
overlaid them with
gold, to
carry the
table.
~'t{a @;c.y;w ~yiJiv yec][ ~yiD;B;h -t,a f;[;Y;w ? !'x.lUV;h -t,a taef'l b'h'z
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He
made the
utensils which were on the
table, its
dishes and its
pans and its
bowls and its
jars, with
which to
pour out
drink offerings, of
pure gold.
wy't{r'[.q -t,a !'x.lUV;h -l;[ r,v]a ~yileK;h -t,a f;[;Y;w ? t{w'f.Q;h -t,a.w wy't{YiQ;n.m tea.w wy't{P;K -t,a.w ? rw{h'j b'h'z !eh'B .$;SUy r,v]a
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Then he
made the
lampstand of
pure gold. He
made the
lampstand of
hammered work, its
base and its
shaft; its
cups, its
bulbs and its
flowers were of one piece with it.
h'f'[ h'v.qim rw{h'j b'h'z h'r{n.M;h -t,a f;[;Y;w ? 'hy,r{T.p;K 'hy,[yib.G H'n'q.w H'ker.y h'r{n.M;h -t,a ? .Wy'h h'N,Mim 'hy,x'r.p.W
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There were
six branches going out of its
sides;
three branches of the
lampstand from the
one side of it and
three branches of the
lampstand from the
other side of it;
yen.q h'v{l.v 'hy,DiCim ~yia.c{y ~yin'q h'Viv.w ? H'DiCim h'r{n.m yen.q h'v{l.v.W d'x,a'h H'DiCim h'r{n.m ? yineV;h
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three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a
bulb and a
flower in
one branch, and
three cups shaped like almond blossoms, a
bulb and a
flower in the
other branch -so for the
six branches going out of the
lampstand.
r{T.p;K d'x,a'h h,n'Q;B ~yid'QUv.m ~yi[ib.g h'v{l.v ? d'x,a h,n'q.B ~yid'QUv.m ~yi[ib.g h'v{l.v.W x;r,p'w ? ~yia.c{Y;h ~yin'Q;h t,vev.l !eK x;r'p'w r{T.p;K ? h'r{n.M;h -nim
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In the
lampstand there were
four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its
bulbs and its
flowers;
'hy,r{T.p;K ~yid'QUv.m ~yi[ib.g h'['B.r;a h'r{n.M;b.W ? 'hy,x'r.p.W
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and a
bulb was
under the first
pair of
branches coming out of it, and a
bulb under the second
pair of
branches coming out of it, and a
bulb under the third
pair of
branches coming out of it, for the
six branches coming out of the lampstand.
r{T.p;k.w h'N,Mim ~yin'Q;h yen.v t;x;T r{T.p;k.w ? yen.v -t;x;T r{T.p;k.w h'N,Mim ~yin'Q;h yen.v t;x;T ? h'N,Mim ~yia.c{Y;h ~yin'Q;h t,vev.l h'N,Mim ~yin'Q;h
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Their
bulbs and their
branches were of one piece with it; the
whole of it was a
single hammered work of
pure gold.
h'v.qim H'LUK .Wy'h h'N,Mim ~'t{n.q.W ~,hyer{T.p;K ? rw{h'j b'h'z t;x;a
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He
made its
seven lamps with its
snuffers and its
trays of
pure gold.
'hy,t{T.x;m.W 'hy,x'q.l;m.W h'[.biv 'hy,t{ren -t,a f;[;Y;w ? rw{h'j b'h'z
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He
made it and
all its
utensils from a
talent of
pure gold.
'hy,leK -l'K tea.w H't{a h'f'[ rw{h'j b'h'z r'KiK
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Then he
made the
altar of
incense of
acacia wood: a
cubit long and a
cubit wide,
square, and two
cubits high; its
horns were of one piece with it.
h'M;a ~yiJiv yec][ t,r{j.Q;h x;B.zim -t,a f;[;Y;w ? w{t'm{q ~Iy;t'M;a.w ;[.Wb'r w{B.x'r h'M;a.w w{K.r'a ? wy't{n.r;q .Wy'h .WN,Mim
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He
overlaid it with
pure gold, its
top and its
sides all around, and its
horns; and he
made a
gold molding for it
all around.
wy't{ryiq -t,a.w w{G;G -t,a rw{h'j b'h'z w{t{a @;c.y;w ? b'h'z rez w{l f;[;Y;w wy't{n.r;q -t,a.w byib's ? byib's
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He
made two golden rings for it
under its
molding, on its
two sides -on
opposite sides -as
holders for
poles with
which to
carry it.
w{rez.l t;x;Tim w{l -h'f'[ b'h'z t{[.B;j yeT.v.W ? ~yiT'b.l wy'Dic yen.v l;[ wy't{[.l;c yeT.v l;[ ? ~,h'B w{t{a taef'l ~yiD;b.l
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He
made the
poles of
acacia wood and
overlaid them with
gold.
~'t{a @;c.y;w ~yiJiv yec][ ~yiD;B;h -t,a f;[;Y;w ? b'h'z
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And he
made the
holy anointing oil and the
pure,
fragrant incense of
spices, the
work of a
perfumer.
t,r{j.q -t,a.w v,d{q h'x.viM;h !,m,v -t,a f;[;Y;w ? ;xeq{r hef][;m rw{h'j ~yiM;S;h