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Sabato, 27 aprile 2024 - Santa Zita ( Letture di oggi)

Exodus 37


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NEW JERUSALEMKING JAMES BIBLE
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide and oneand a half cubits high.1 And 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:
2 He overlaid it, inside and out, with pure gold, and made a gold moulding al round it.2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
3 He cast four gold rings for it at its four supports: two rings on one side and two rings on the other.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 shafts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold,4 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 and passed the shafts through the rings on the sides of the ark, by which to carry it.5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 He also made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide,6 And 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.
7 and model ed two great winged creatures of beaten gold, putting them at the two ends of the mercy-seat,7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 one winged creature at one end and the other winged creature at the other end, making the wingedcreatures of a piece with the mercy-seat at either end.8 One 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.
9 The winged creatures had their wings spread upwards, protecting the ark with their wings and facingeach other, their faces being towards the mercy-seat.9 And 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.
10 He made the table of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high,10 And 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:
11 and made a gold moulding all round it.11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
12 He fitted it with struts a hand's breadth wide and made a gold moulding round the struts.12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
13 He cast four gold rings for it and fixed the rings at the four corners where the four legs were.13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14 The rings lay close to the struts to hold the shafts for carrying the table.14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15 He made the shafts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold; these were for carrying the table.15 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
16 He made the accessories which were to go on the table: its dishes, cups, jars and libation bowls, ofpure gold.16 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
17 He also made the lamp-stand of pure gold, making the lamp-stand, base and stem, of beaten gold,its cups, calyxes and bud being of a piece with it.17 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
18 Six branches sprang from its sides: three of the lamp-stand's branches from one side, three of thelamp-stand's branches from the other.18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
19 The first branch carried three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and bud; thesecond branch, too, carried three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and bud, and similarlyal six branches springing from the lamp-stand.19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
20 The lamp-stand itself carried four cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with its calyx and bud:20 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21 one calyx under the first two branches springing from the lamp-stand, one calyx under the next pairof branches and one calyx under the last pair of branches -- thus for al six branches springing from the lamp-stand.21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22 The calyxes and the branches were of a piece with the lamp-stand, and the whole was made from asingle piece of pure gold, beaten out.22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 He also made its seven lamps, its snuffers and trays of pure gold.23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
24 He made the lamp-stand and all its accessories from a talent of pure gold.24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood, one cubit long, and one cubit wide -- it was square --and two cubits high, its horns were of a piece with it.25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
26 He overlaid its top, its sides al round and its horns with pure gold and made a moulding to go alround.26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27 He made two gold rings for it below the moulding on its two opposite sides, to take the shafts usedfor carrying it.27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28 He made the shafts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.28 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 He also made the holy anointing oil and the fragrant incense, blending it as a perfumer would.29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.