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Exodus 38

1Now Bezalel made the ark.

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2He overlaid it with pure gold inside and out.

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3He cast for it four golden rings (two rings on one side and two on the other),

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4wide enough for the poles with which to carry it.

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5He also made the mercy seat above the ark of pure gold,

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6and two cherubim of pure gold

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7(a cherub at one end of the mercy seat and one at the other end),

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8spreading out their wings above the mercy seat.

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9Then he made the table of offertory of pure gold

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10and cast for it four rings (two on one side and two on the other), wide enough for the poles with which to carry it.

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11Then he made the poles of the ark and the table and gilded them with gold.

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12He also made the utensils of the table, the dishes, the censers, the cups, and the pitchers for pouring drink offerings, of gold.

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13He then made the lampstand to give light, of gold,

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14both its solid stem and the branches on each side thereof,

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15and the blossoms projecting from its branches, three on one side and three on the other, symmetrical to one another.

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16As to the lamps on top of them, almond blossoms budded from them; and there were sockets to hold the lamps, the seventh of which was atop the lampstand itself at its summit, all of solid gold.

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17The seven lamps, their snuffers and funnels were also made of gold.

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18Then he overlaid the posts with silver and cast golden rings for the posts; and he gilded the posts supporting the veil with gold and made the hooks of gold.

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19He also made the rings of the tabernacle of gold; and the rings of the court and those for drawing out the veil above he made of bronze.

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20He then cast in silver the capitals of the tabernacle, and in bronze, the capitals of the door of the tabernacle and the gate of the court; and he made silver hooks to be attached to the posts.

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21He made of bronze all the pegs of the tabernacle and the court.

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22He made the altar of bronze from the censers used by the men engaged in Korah's rebellion.

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23He made of bronze all the utensils of the altar, and also its grate, its base, its bowls, and its flesh-hooks.

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24As an appendage to the altar, he made a network under the grate, beneath it as far as the middle of it; and he fastened four rings of bronze to the four sides of the appendage, wide enough for the bars so as to carry the altar with them.

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25He also made the holy anointing oil and the composition of the incense, the pure work of the perfumer.

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26He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze from the bronze mirrors of the women who fasted by the doors of the tabernacle of witness on the day he set it up.

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27He made the laver that in it Moses and Aaron and his sons might wash their hands and feet. Whenever they went into the tabernacle of testimony or came near to minister at the altar, they washed in it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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