10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and thou shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

12 And thou shalt cast for it four rings of gold, and put them on the four corners thereof; namely, two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shalt place the staves into the rings, upon the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

15 In the rings of the ark shall the staves remain: they shall not be removed therefrom.

16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I will give unto thee.

17 And thou shalt make a cover of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, on the two ends of the cover.

19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; from the cover itself shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

20 And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.

21 And thou shalt put the cover above upon the ark; and in the ark shalt thou put the testimony which I will give unto thee.