Construction Continues

1 (A)Now Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was two and a half (a)cubits, and its width one and a half cubits, and its height one and a half cubits; 2 and he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a gold molding for it all around. 3 He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the (b)other side of it. 4 He made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry (c)it. 6 He made a (d)mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits (e)long and one and a half cubits (f)wide. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work (g)at the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 one cherub (h)at the one end and one cherub (i)at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat (j)at the two ends. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the (k)mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

Footnotes:

a. Exodus 37:1: ['I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.']
b. Exodus 37:3: ['Lit ', second]
c. Exodus 37:5: ['Lit ', the ark]
d. Exodus 37:6: ['Lit ', propitiatory]
e. Exodus 37:6: ['Lit ', its length]
f. Exodus 37:6: ['Lit ', its width]
g. Exodus 37:7: ['Lit ', from]
h. Exodus 37:8: ['Lit ', from]
i. Exodus 37:8: ['Lit ', from]
j. Exodus 37:8: ['Lit ', from]
k. Exodus 37:9: ['Lit ', propitiatory]

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