Exodus 37

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And Beseleel made also the ark of setim wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.	1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.
2 And he made to it a crown of gold round about,	2 The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.
3 Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.	3 Four gold rings were cast and put on its four supports, two rings for one side and two for the opposite side.
4 And he made bars of setim wood, which he overlaid with gold,	4 Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold;
5 And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.	5 these were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.
6 He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.	6 The propitiatory was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.
7 Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:	7 Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the propitiatory,
8 One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,	8 one cherub fastened at one end, the other at the other end, springing directly from the propitiatory at its two ends.
9 Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.	9 The cherubim had their wings spread out above, covering the propitiatory with them. They were turned toward each other, but with their faces looking toward the propitiatory.
10 He made also the table of setim wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.	10 The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.
11 And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about.	11 It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.
12 And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers' breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.	12 A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame.
13 And he cast four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,	13 Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened, one at each of the four corners.
14 Over against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.	14 The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
15 And the bars also themselves he made of setim wood, and overlaid them with gold,	15 These poles were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.
16 And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.	16 The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were of pure gold.
17 He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:	17 The lampstand was made of pure beaten gold--its shaft and branches as well as its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it.
18 Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.	18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.
19 Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies; and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.	19 On one branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20 And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:	20 On the shaft there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals,
21 And bowls under two branches in three places, which together make six branches going out from one shaft.	21 including a knob below each of the three pairs of branches that extended from the lampstand.
22 So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.	22 The knobs and branches sprang so directly from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold.
23 He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.	23 Its seven lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold.
24 The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.	24 A talent of pure gold was used for the lampstand and its various appurtenances.
25 He made also the altar of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.	25 The altar of incense was made of acacia wood, on a square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, having horns that sprang directly from it.
26 And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate and the sides, and the horns.	26 Its grate on top, its walls on all four sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a molding of gold was put around it.
27 And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.	27 Underneath the molding gold rings were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the poles to carry it.
28 And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.	28 The poles, too, were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.
29 He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.	29 The sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form by a perfumer.