10 And they shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half shall be the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.

11 And thou shall overlay it with pure gold. Inside and outside thou shall overlay it, and shall make upon it a crown of gold round about.

12 And thou shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four feet of it. And two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

13 And thou shall make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shall put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, with which to bear the ark.

15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it.

16 And thou shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17 And thou shall make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.

18 And thou shall make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shall thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the mercy-seat ye shall make the cherubim on the two ends of it.

20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy-seat.

21 And thou shall put the mercy-seat above upon the ark. And in the ark thou shall put the testimony that I shall give thee.