1 And 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; 2 and he overlayeth it with pure gold within and without, and maketh for it a wreath of gold round about; 3 and 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; 4 and he maketh staves of shittim wood, and overlayeth them with gold, 5 and he bringeth in the staves into the rings, by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 6 And he maketh a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth; 7 and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 one 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; 9 and 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.