1 Bezalel fez a arca da aliança de madeira de acácia; a arca media um metro e dez de comprimento por sessenta e seis centímetros de largura e sessenta e seis de altura. 2 Ele a revestiu de ouro puro por dentro e por fora e pôs em toda a volta um remate de ouro. 3 Fez quatro argolas de ouro e as colocou nos quatro pés da arca, ficando duas argolas de cada lado. 4 Ele fez cabos de madeira de acácia e os revestiu de ouro. 5 Depois enfiou os cabos nas argolas nos dois lados da arca, para que pudesse ser carregada.

6 Bezalel fez uma tampa de ouro puro de um metro e dez de comprimento por sessenta e seis centímetros de largura. 7 Ele fez dois querubins de ouro batido, 8 um para cada ponta da tampa. Ele os fez de tal modo, que formavam uma só peça com a tampa. 9 Os querubins ficavam de frente um para o outro, olhando para a tampa, e as suas asas abertas cobriam a tampa.

10 Bezalel fez uma mesa de madeira de acácia, com as seguintes medidas: oitenta e oito centímetros de comprimento por quarenta e quatro de largura e sessenta e seis de altura. 11 Ele revestiu de ouro puro a mesa e colocou um remate de ouro em volta dela. 12 Também fez em volta da mesa um friso de quatro dedos de largura e pôs um remate de ouro em volta do friso. 13 Fez quatro argolas de ouro e as pôs nos quatro cantos, perto dos quatro pés. 14 Perto do friso estavam as argolas por onde passavam os cabos que eram usados para se carregar a mesa. 15 Ele fez os cabos de madeira de acácia e os revestiu de ouro. 16 Fez também de ouro puro as vasilhas para a mesa, isto é, os pratos, os copos, as taças e as jarras que eram usados para as ofertas de vinho.

17 Bezalel fez de ouro puro batido o candelabro, a sua base e a sua haste. As flores que enfeitavam o candelabro, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas, formavam uma só peça com ele. 18 Dos seus lados saíam seis braços, três de um lado e três do outro. 19 Cada um dos seis braços tinha três flores com o formato de flor de amendoeira, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas.

20 A haste do candelabro tinha quatro flores com o formato de flor de amendoeira, com os seus botões e as suas pétalas. 21 Havia um botão de amendoeira debaixo de cada um dos três pares de braços. 22 Os botões, os braços e o candelabro formavam uma só peça de ouro puro batido. 23 Bezalel também fez sete lamparinas para o candelabro; as tesouras de cortar os pavios das lamparinas e os cinzeiros eram de ouro puro. 24 Ele usou trinta e quatro quilos de ouro puro para fazer o candelabro e todas as peças que o acompanhavam.

25 Bezalel fez um altar de madeira de acácia para queimar incenso em cima dele. O altar era quadrado, medindo quarenta e cinco centímetros de comprimento por quarenta e cinco de largura; e tinha noventa centímetros de altura. As pontas, nos quatro cantos, formavam uma só peça com o altar. 26 Bezalel revestiu de ouro puro a tampa, os quatro lados e as pontas e colocou um remate de ouro em volta do altar. 27 Também fez duas argolas de ouro e as colocou debaixo do remate, uma de cada lado. Por dentro das argolas passavam os cabos que eram usados para carregar o altar. 28 Os cabos foram feitos de madeira de acácia e revestidos de ouro.

29 Bezalel preparou o azeite sagrado de ungir e o incenso puro de cheiro agradável, misturado como perfume.

1 Bezaleel also made the ark [of] cedar wood; two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it;

2 and he covered it with pure gold within and without and made a moulding of gold to it round about.

3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by the four corners of it: even two rings upon the one side of it and two rings upon the other side of it.

4 He also made the staves [of] cedar wood and covered them with gold.

5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

6 He made the seat of reconciliation likewise [of] pure gold; two cubits and a half [was] its length, and one cubit and a half its breadth.

7 He also made the two cherubim [of] gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the seat of reconciliation;

8 one cherub on the end on this side and another cherub on the [other] end on that side of the seat of reconciliation; he made the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

9 And the cherubim spread out [their] wings above, covering with their wings the seat of reconciliation, with their faces one to another; the faces of the cherubim were [facing] the covering.

10 And he made the table [of] cedar wood; two cubits [was] the length thereof and a cubit the breadth thereof and a cubit and a half the height thereof;

11 and he covered it with pure gold and made it [a] moulding of gold round about.

12 He also made it a border of a handbreadth round about and made a moulding of gold for the border thereof round about.

13 And he cast for it four rings of gold and put the rings upon the four corners that correspond to the four feet thereof.

14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15 And he made the staves [of] cedar wood and covered them with gold, to bear the table.

16 He also made the vessels which [were] upon the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its covers to cover the [bread], [of] pure gold.

17 He made the candlestick likewise [of] pure gold; [of] beaten work he made the candlestick, its shaft and its branch, its bowls, its knops, and its flowers were of the same.

18 Out of the sides thereof went six branches, three branches out of one side of the candlestick and three branches out of the other side of the candlestick;

19 in one branch [there were] three bowls made after the fashion of almonds, a knop and a flower; and in the other branch [there were] three bowls made like almonds, a knop and a flower, so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

20 And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like almonds, their knops, and their flowers,

21 and a knop under the two branches of the same and another knop under two branches of the same and a knop under the two [other] branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

22 Their knops and their branches were of the same; all of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

23 He made likewise its seven lamps and its snuffers and its snuff dishes [of] pure gold.

24 [Of] a talent of pure gold he made it and all its vessels.

25 He also made the altar of incense [of] cedar wood: the length of it [was] a cubit and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] square; and two cubits [was] the height of it; its horns were of the same piece.

26 And he covered it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about and its horns; and he made it [a] moulding of gold round about.

27 He also made two rings of gold for it under the moulding thereof, by the two corners of it, upon its two sides, to be places for the staves to bear it with.

28 And he made the staves [of] cedar wood and covered them with gold.

29 He made likewise the oil of the holy anointing and the pure aromatic incense, according to the work of the apothecary.: