Vayakhel, Aliyah 6 ויקהל, שישי

He made the menorah (out) of pure gold. The menorah was made by hammering (its form out of a solid piece of gold). Its base, its shaft, its cups, its knobs, and its flowers were of it (the same piece of gold).

Six branches extended from its sides, three branches of the menorah from one of its sides, and three branches of the menorah from the second side.

Three cups were engraved in almond-shaped patterns, on one branch with a knob and a flower, and three cups were engraved in almond-shaped patterns, on one branch with a knob and a flower. So was (the form) of each of the six branches that extended from (the shaft) of the menorah.

The (shaft of the) menorah had four cups, engraved in almond shaped patterns, with their knobs and their flowers.

There was a knob under the two branches extending from it, and a (second) knob under the (second) two branches extending from it, and a (third) knob under the (third) two branches extending from it. (This held true) for the six branches that extended from it (the menorah’s shaft).

Their knobs and their branches were made out of (the menorah) itself. It was all made of a single hammered work of pure gold.

He made seven lamps (for the menorah), and its tongs and its (ash) scoops, of pure gold.

He made it out of a kikar of pure gold, together with all its vessels.

He made the incense altar out of acacia wood, one amoh long and one amoh wide, it was square, and two amohs high. Its horn-like elevations were of one piece with it.

He overlaid it with pure gold, on its top, its walls all around, and its horn-like elevations. He made a gold crown-like rim all around it.

He made two gold rings for it under its crown-like rim on two of its corners, on its two opposite sides, to house the poles with which to carry it.

He made the poles out of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure perfumed incense, according to the work of the perfumer.