10 They must make a wooden chest from acacia wood. It should be 125cm long, with the width and the height being 75cm. 11 It must be overlaid with pure gold sheeting on the outside and the inside, and have a gold moulding fitted all around it. 12 Four gold rings must be cast and attached to the four feet—two rings on each side. 13 Make two carrying poles from acacia wood and overlay them with gold sheeting. 14 Those poles will be inserted through the rings on the sides of the chest so it can be picked up and carried on them. 15 The poles must be kept in the rings on the chest—they mustn’t be removed. 16 The two stone slabs that I’ll give you with our agreement inscribed on them must be placed inside the chest.

17 You must make a lid the same length and width as the chest. It must be made of pure gold and will be known as ‘the atonement platform’.[ref] 18 Then make a pair of winged-creatures from gold that’s hammered from the two ends of the atonement platform. 19 Yes, make one winged-creature from each end of the gold lid material. 20 Their up-lifted wings should spread out covering the atonement platform and they should be facing each other across the top of the platform. 21 When I give you the stone slabs, put them inside the box and then fasten the atonement platform on top to form the lid. 22 Then I’ll meet with you there, and from the atonement platform between the two winged-creatures and above the stone slabs, I’ll be able to tell you my commands to pass on to the Israelis.