Sinai & The Law

Three cups in manner of a nut on each branch, and bowls withal and lilies: and three cups of the fashion of a nut in another branch, and bowls withal and lilies. The work of the six branches, that went out from the shaft of the candlestick was equal.

And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

And bowls under two branches in three places, which together made six branches going out from one shaft.

So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.

He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.

The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.

He made also the alter of incense of setim wood, being a cubit on every side foursquare, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.

And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate, and the sides, and the horns.

And he made to it a crown of gold round about, and two golden rings under the crown at each side, that the bars might be put into them, and the altar be carried.

And the bars themselves he made also of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.

He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.

He made also the altar of holocaust of setim wood, five cubits square, and three in height:

The horns whereof went out from the corners, and he overlaid it with plates of brass.

And for the uses thereof, he prepared divers vessels of brass, cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, pothooks and firepans.

And he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and under it in the midst of the altar a hearth,

Casting four rings at the four ends of the net at the top, to put in bars to carry it:

And he made the bars of setim wood, and overlaid them with plates of brass:

And he drew them through the rings that stood out in the sides of the altar. And the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, of boards, and empty within.

He made also the laver of brass, with the foot thereof, of the mirrors of the women that watched at the door of the tabernacle.

He made also the court, in the south side whereof were hangings of fine twisted linen of a hundred cubits.

Twenty pillars of brass with their sockets, the heads of the pillars, and the whole graving of the work, of silver.

In like manner at the north side the hangings, the pillars, and the sockets and heads of the pillars were of the same measure, and work and metal.

But on that side that looketh to the west, there were hangings of fifty cubits, ten pillars of brass with their sockets, and the heads of the pillars, and all the graving of the work, of silver.

Moreover, towards the east he prepared hangings of fifty cubits:

Fifteen cubits of which, were on one side with three pillars, and their sockets: