Exodus 37:1-14
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 37
1Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half cubits, its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry it. 6He also made an atoning cover of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. 7And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atoning cover: 8one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover at the two ends. 9And the cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the atoning cover.
10Then he made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding for it all around.
12And he made a rim for it of a hand width all around, and made a gold molding for its rim all around.
13He also cast four gold rings for it and put the rings on the four corners that were on its four legs.
14Close by the rim were the rings, the holders for the poles to carry the table.
King James Version
Chapter 37
1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 3And 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. 4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 37
1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out and made a gold molding all around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it, for its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark for carrying the ark.
6He made a mercy seat of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide.
7He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,
8one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At each end, he made a cherub of one piece with the mercy seat.
9They had wings spread out. They faced each other and covered the mercy seat with their wings. The faces of the cherubim were looking toward the mercy seat.
10He constructed the table of acacia wood, thirty-six inches long, eighteen inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding all around it.
12He made a three-inch frame all around it and made a gold molding all around its frame.
13He cast four gold rings for it and attached the rings to the four corners at its four legs.
14The rings were next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
New Living Translation
Chapter 37
1Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood — a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. 2He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it. 3He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side. 4Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.
6Then he made the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement — from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
7He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
8He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
9The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.
10Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.
12He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.
13Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.
14The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.
English Standard Version
Chapter 37
1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold around it. 3And he cast for it four rings of gold for its four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. 4And he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold 5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark. 6And he made a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 7And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat, 8one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends. 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.
10He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold around it.
12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and made a molding of gold around the rim.
13He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs.
14Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table.
New International Version
Chapter 37
1Bezalel 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. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3He 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. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8He 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.
9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
10They made the table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.
11Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
14The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
New King James Version
Chapter 37
1Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it. 3And he cast for it four rings of gold to be set in its four corners: two rings on one side, and two rings on the other side of it. 4He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. 5And he put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width. 7He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings. They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
10He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made a molding of gold all around it.
12Also he made a frame of a handbreadth all around it, and made a molding of gold for the frame all around it.
13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that were at its four legs.
14The rings were close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table.
