Exodus 37
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref And Bezalel made the ark of hard wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high;
2 Ref Plating it inside and out with the best gold, and putting an edge of gold all round it.
3 And he made four gold rings for its four angles, two on one side and two on the other,
4 Ref And rods of the same wood plated with gold.
5 Ref These rods he put in the rings at the sides of the ark, for lifting it.
6 Ref And he made the cover all of gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7 Ref And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;
8 Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.
9 Ref And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.
10 Ref And he made the table of hard wood, two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high;
11 Plating it with the best gold and putting a gold edge all round it.
12 And he made a frame all round it about as wide as a man's hand, edged with gold all round.
13 And he made four gold rings, and put the rings at the angles of its four feet.
14 The rings were fixed under the frame to take the rods with which the table was to be lifted.
15 The rods for lifting the table he made of hard wood plated with gold.
16 Ref And all the table-vessels, the plates and spoons and basins and the cups for liquids, he made of the best gold.
17 Ref Then he made the support for the lights, all of the best gold; its base and its pillar were of hammered gold; its cups and buds and flowers were all made out of the same metal:
18 It had six branches coming out from its sides, three from one side and three from the other;
19 Every branch having three cups made like almond flowers, every cup with a bud and a flower on all the branches;
20 Ref And on its pillar, four cups like almond flowers, every one with its bud and its flower;
21 Ref And under every two branches a bud, made with the branch, for all six branches of it.
22 Ref The buds and the branches were made of the same metal, all together one complete work of the best hammered gold.
23 Ref And he made the seven vessels for the lights, and all the necessary instruments for it, of gold.
24 A talent of the best gold was used for the making of it and its vessels.
25 Ref And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.
26 The top and the sides and the horns were all plated with the best gold; and he put an edge of gold all round it.
27 And he made two gold rings, placing them on the two opposite sides under the edge, to take the rods for lifting it.
28 The rods he made of the same hard wood, plating them with gold.
29 Ref And he made the holy oil and the perfume of sweet spices for burning, after the art of the perfume-maker.
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Its length was two and a half cubits, and its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.
2 Ref He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about.
3 He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
4 Ref He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5 Ref He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6 Ref He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
7 Ref He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
9 Ref The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.
10 Ref He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, and its breadth was a cubit, and its height was a cubit and a half.
11 He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
12 He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
13 He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
14 The rings were close by the border, the places for the poles to carry the table.
15 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
16 Ref He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
17 Ref He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
18 There were six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side:
19 three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower, and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower: so for the six branches going out of the lampstand.
20 Ref In the lampstand were four cups made like almond-blossoms, its buds and its flowers;
21 Ref and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of it.
22 Ref Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
23 Ref He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
24 He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
25 Ref He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. It was square: its length was a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. Its height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it.
26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
27 He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
28 He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 Ref He made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.