1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Exodus 37:1 And Beseleel made *also, the ark of setim-wood: it was two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height was of one cubit and a half: and he overlaid it with the purest gold within and without.

Year of the World 2514, Year before Christ 1490. Half, duos semis cubitos, ver. 6, and Exodus 25:10. (Tirinus)
Exodus 37:2 And he made to it a crown of gold round about,

Exodus 37:3 Casting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof: two rings in one side, and two in the other.

Exodus 37:4 And he made bars of setim-wood, which he overlaid with gold,

Exodus 37:5 And he put them into the rings that were at the sides of the ark to carry it.

Exodus 37:6 He made also the propitiatory, that is, the oracle, of the purest gold, two cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth.

Exodus 37:7 Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:

Exodus 37:8 One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,

Exodus 37:9 Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

Covering... This indicated that the Scriptures were to be studied with diligence, as they have a literal and a mystical sense. (St. Gregory of Nyssa)
Exodus 37:10 He made also the table of setim-wood, in length two cubits, and in breadth one cubit, and in height it was a cubit and a half.

Exodus 37:11 And he overlaid it with the finest gold, and he made to it a golden ledge round about,

Exodus 37:12 And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.

Exodus 37:13 And he cast four rings of gold, which he put in the four corners at each foot of the table,

Exodus 37:14 Over-against the crown: and he put the bars into them, that the table might be carried.

Over-against, or under, Exodus 25:27. (Tirinus)
Exodus 37:15 And the bars also themselves he made of setim-wood, and overlaid them with gold.

Exodus 37:16 And the vessels for the divers uses of the table, dishes, bowls, and cups, and censers of pure gold, wherein the libations are to be offered.

Censers. Hebrew Kapoth, means broad deep dishes or bowls. (Calmet) --- Wherein, meaning the golden vessels aforesaid. (Haydock)
Exodus 37:17 He made also the candlestick of beaten work of the finest gold. From the shaft whereof its branches, its cups, and bowls, and lilies came out:

Exodus 37:18 Six on the two sides: three branches on one side, and three on the other.

Exodus 37:19 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.

Exodus 37:20 And in the shaft itself were four cups after the manner of a nut, and bowls withal at every one, and lilies:

Exodus 37:21 And bowls under two branches in three places, which together made six branches going out from one shaft.

Exodus 37:22 So both the bowls, and the branches were of the same, all beaten work of the purest gold.

Exodus 37:23 He made also the seven lamps with their snuffers, and the vessels where the snuffings were to be put out, of the purest gold.

Exodus 37:24 The candlestick with all the vessels thereof weighed a talent of gold.

Exodus 37:25 He made also the altar of incense of setim-wood, being a cubit on every side four-square, and in height two cubits: from the corners of which went out horns.

Exodus 37:26 And he overlaid it with the purest gold, with its grate, and the sides, and the horns.

Exodus 37:27 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.

Exodus 37:28 And the bars themselves he made also of setim-wood, and overlaid them with plates of gold.

Exodus 37:29 He compounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification, and incense of the purest spices, according to the work of a perfumer.