Exodus 37
Young’s Literal Translation
Translation: YLT
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1And Bezaleel maketh the ark of shittim wood, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height;Select Exodus 37:1
2and he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;Select Exodus 37:2
3and he casteth for it four rings of gold, on its four feet, even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its second side;Select Exodus 37:3
4and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold,Select Exodus 37:4
5and he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.Select Exodus 37:5
6And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;Select Exodus 37:6
7and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;Select Exodus 37:7
8one cherub at the end on this side , and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends;Select Exodus 37:8
9and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces are one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.Select Exodus 37:9
10And he maketh the table of shittim wood; two cubits its length, and a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height,Select Exodus 37:10
11and overlayeth it with pure gold, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about.Select Exodus 37:11
12And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;Select Exodus 37:12
13and he casteth for it four rings of gold, and putteth the rings on the four corners which are to its four feet;Select Exodus 37:13
14over-against the border have the rings been, places for staves to bear the table.Select Exodus 37:14
15And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, to bear the table;Select Exodus 37:15
16and he maketh the vessels which are upon the table, its dishes, and its bowls, and its cups, and the cups by which they pour out, of pure gold.Select Exodus 37:16
17And he maketh the candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work he hath made the candlestick, its base, and its branch, its calyxes, its knops, and its flowers, have been of the same;Select Exodus 37:17
18and six branches are coming out of its sides, three branches of the candlestick out of its one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of its second side;Select Exodus 37:18
19three calyxes, made like almonds, in the one branch, a knop and a flower; and three calyxes, made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower; so to the six branches which are coming out of the candlestick.Select Exodus 37:19
20And in the candlestick are four calyxes, made like almonds, its knops, and its flowers,Select Exodus 37:20
21and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, and a knop under the two branches of the same, are to the six branches which are coming out of it;Select Exodus 37:21
22their knops and their branches have been of the same; all of it one beaten work of pure gold.Select Exodus 37:22
23And he maketh its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff-dishes, of pure gold;Select Exodus 37:23
24of a talent of pure gold he hath made it, and all its vessels.Select Exodus 37:24
25And he maketh the perfume-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same;Select Exodus 37:25
26and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;Select Exodus 37:26
27and two rings of gold he hath made for it under its wreath, at its two corners, at its two sides, for places for staves to bear it with them.Select Exodus 37:27
28And he maketh the staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold;Select Exodus 37:28
29and he maketh the holy anointing oil, and the pure spice-perfume--work of a compounder.Select Exodus 37:29
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