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1 Betzal'el made the ark of shittim wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
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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 outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about.
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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 rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its 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 shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear 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. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
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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 Keruvim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, 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 Keruv at the one end, and one Keruv at the other end. He made the Keruvim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
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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 Keruvim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the Keruvim were 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.
10 He made the table of shittim wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
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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 overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
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Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12 He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
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They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
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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 were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
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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 shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
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The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.
16 He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
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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 menorah of pure gold. He made the menorah of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of 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 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the menorah out of its one side, and three branches of the menorah out of its other side:
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Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.
19 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the menorah.
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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 In the menorah were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
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And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
21 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
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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 Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure 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 its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, 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 made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
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They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
25 He made the altar of incense of shittim wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of 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 overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding 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 golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
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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 shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
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They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
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They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
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