17. He made the lamp stand out of pure gold. The lamp stand, its base, and its shaft, as well as the flower cups, buds, and petals were hammered out of one piece ⌊of gold⌋.
18. Six branches came out of its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.
19. Each of the six branches coming out of the lamp stand had three flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, with buds and petals.
20. The lamp stand itself had four flower cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a bud and petals.
21. There was a bud under each of the three pairs of branches coming out of the lamp stand.
22. The buds and branches were hammered out of the same piece of pure gold as the lamp stand.
23. He made the seven lamps, the tongs, and the incense burners out of pure gold.
24. The lamp stand and all the utensils were made out of 75 pounds of pure gold.
25. He made an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high. The horns and altar were made out of one piece ⌊of wood⌋.
26. He covered all of it with pure gold—the top, the sides, and the horns—and he put a gold molding around it.
27. He made two gold rings and put them below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles for carrying it.
28. He made the poles out of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
29. He also had a perfumer make the holy oil to be used for anointing and for the pure, sweet-smelling incense.