> [[exodus-36|← Previous]] | [[exodus-00|TOC]] | [[exodus-38|Next →]] --- # Exodus, Chapter 37 ## Chapter 37 **The Ark.** 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. ^exodus-37-1 2 The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of gold was put around it. ^exodus-37-2 3 Four gold rings were cast for its four supports, two rings on one side and two on the opposite side. ^exodus-37-3 4 Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold; ^exodus-37-4 5 these poles were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it. ^exodus-37-5 6 The cover was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide. ^exodus-37-6 7 Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the cover; ^exodus-37-7 8 one cherub was at one end, the other at the other end, made of one piece with the cover, at each end. ^exodus-37-8 9 The cherubim had their wings spread out above, sheltering the cover. They faced each other, with their faces looking toward the cover. ^exodus-37-9 **The Table.** 10 The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. ^exodus-37-10 11 It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it. ^exodus-37-11 12 A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame. ^exodus-37-12 13 Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened at the four corners, one at each leg. ^exodus-37-13 14 The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table. ^exodus-37-14 15 These poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and plated with gold. ^exodus-37-15 16 The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were made of pure gold. ^exodus-37-16 **The Menorah.** 17 The menorah was made of pure beaten gold—its shaft and branches—with its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it. ^exodus-37-17 18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other. ^exodus-37-18 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 menorah. ^exodus-37-19 20 On the menorah there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals. ^exodus-37-20 21 The six branches that went out from the menorah had a knob under each pair. ^exodus-37-21 22 The knobs and branches so sprang from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold. ^exodus-37-22 23 Its seven lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold. ^exodus-37-23 24 A talent of pure gold was used for the menorah and its various utensils. ^exodus-37-24 **The Altar of Incense.** 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. ^exodus-37-25 26 Its grate on top, its walls on all four sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a gold molding was put around it. ^exodus-37-26 27 Underneath the molding gold rings were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the poles used in carrying it. ^exodus-37-27 28 The poles, too, were made of acacia wood and plated with gold. ^exodus-37-28 29 The sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form by a perfumer. ^exodus-37-29 a. (37:1] – [9) ([[exodus-25|Ex 25]]:10] – [22]. b. (37:10] – [16) ([[exodus-25|Ex 25]]:23] – [30]. c. (37:17] – [24) ([[exodus-25|Ex 25]]:31] – [39]. d. (37:25] – [28) [Ex 30:1] – [5]. e. (37:29) [Ex 30:23] – [25], [34] – [36]. --- _New American Bible, revised edition_ (2010, 1991, 1986, 1970) Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. > [[exodus-36|← Previous]] | [[exodus-00|TOC]] | [[exodus-38|Next →]]