Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
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. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
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 inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about.
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 rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
4 He made carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold,
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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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He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 He made a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
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He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
7 He made two winged creatures of hammered gold,
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He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid.
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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 its two ends.
9 The winged creatures faced each other across the lid, and their outspread wings covered it.
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The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
10 He made the table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
11 He covered it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
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He 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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He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
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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He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
14 The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table were placed near the rim.
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The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
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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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.
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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He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
18 Six branches extended from its sides, three from each side.
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There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side:
19 Each of the six branches had three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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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 lampstand.
20 The shaft of the lampstand had four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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In the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
21 There was one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.
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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.
22 The buds, the branches, and the lampstand were a single piece of pure hammered gold.
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Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work 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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He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
24 He used seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its equipment.
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He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
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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He made the altar of incense of acacia 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.
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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He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He 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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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.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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He 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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He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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