Exodus 37 - EasyEnglish Bible 2024（EASY）

Chapter 37Bezalel makes the Covenant Box

1Bezalel used acacia wood to make the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long, 75 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.

2He covered it with gold, inside and outside. He built up the edges of the box with gold.

3He made four gold rings for it and he fixed them to its four feet. He fixed two rings on one side and two rings on the other side.

4He used acacia wood to make two poles. He also covered them with gold.

5He pushed the poles through the rings on the sides of the Covenant Box, to carry it.

6He used pure gold to make the special lid for the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long and 75 centimetres wide.

7He used gold to make images of two cherubs. He used a hammer to make them the right shape. He made them to stand at the two ends of the lid.

8One cherub stood at one end of the lid and one cherub stood at the other end. He made the two cherubs and the lid from one piece of gold.

9The cherubs looked at each other and they watched over the lid. Their wings touched each other over the top of the lid.

Bezalel makes the special table

10Bezalel used acacia wood to make the special table. It was 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.

11He covered the wood with gold. He built up the edges of the table with gold.

12He fixed an extra piece of wood around its edge. It was 7 centimetres wide. He built up the edges of this piece with gold.

13He made four gold rings for the table. He fixed them to the four corners, one beside each leg of the table.

14The rings were near to the extra piece of wood. They would hold the poles to carry the table.

15He used acacia wood to make the poles and he covered them with gold. They would use the poles to carry the table.

16He used pure gold to make the things that would be on the table. He made plates, big spoons, jars and bowls. They would use those things to pour out drink offerings.

Bezalel makes the lampstand

17Bezalel used one piece of pure gold to make the lampstand. He used a hammer to make it the right shape. He used the gold to make its base, its middle pole and the cups to hold the oil. The cups were like open flowers and closed flowers.

18There were six branches on the lampstand, three branches on each side of the middle pole.

19Three cups in the shape of almond flowers and their leaves were on each branch. Each of the six branches of the lampstand had three cups like that.

20On the lampstand itself there were four cups in the shape of almond flowers and their leaves.

21There was one closed flower under the first pair of branches. There was a second closed flower under the second pair of branches. There was a third closed flower under the third pair of branches. So there were three closed flowers for the six branches.

22He made the flowers and the branches from the same piece of pure gold as the lampstand. He used a hammer to make the gold into the right shape.

23He used pure gold to make seven lamps for the lampstand, as well as the small tools and dishes to take care of the lamps.

24He used 34 kilograms of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its tools.

Bezalel makes the altar for incense

25Bezalel used acacia wood to make the altar for incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns were part of it, made from one piece of wood.

26He covered all the altar with gold: its top, its sides and the horns. He built up an edge of gold around the four sides.

27He made two gold rings for the altar. He fixed them below the gold edge, on two opposite sides. They would hold the poles to carry the altar.

28He used acacia wood to make the poles and he covered them with gold.

29He also made the special oil that would make things holy. He also made the incense with a sweet smell, like perfume.