7. Also accept onyx stones and other jewels to be put on the holy vest and the chest covering.
8. “The people must build a holy place for me. Then I can live among them.
9. Build this Holy Tent and everything in it by the plan I will show you.
10. “Use acacia wood and build an Ark. It must be 45 inches long, 27 inches wide and 27 inches high.
11. Cover the Ark of the Covenant inside and out with pure gold. And put a gold strip all around it.
12. Make four gold rings for the Ark of the Covenant. Attach the gold rings to its four feet, two rings on each side.
13. Then make poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.
14. Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the Ark. Use these poles to carry the Ark of the Covenant.
15. These poles must always stay in the rings of the Ark of the Covenant. Do not take the poles out.
16. Then put the two flat stones in the Ark of the Covenant. I will give you these stones on which the commands are written.
17. “Then make a lid of pure gold for the Ark of the Covenant. This lid is the mercy seat. Make it 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
18. Then hammer gold to make two creatures with wings. Put one on each end of the lid.
19. Put one creature with wings on one end of the lid. And put the other creature with wings on the other end. Attach the creatures with wings to the lid so that they will all be one piece.
20. The creatures’ wings should be spread out over the lid. The creatures are to face each other across the lid.