Exodus 30

1 And thou shall make an altar to burn incense upon. Thou shall make it of acacia wood.

“You shall also make an altar, for the burning of incense, from setim wood,

2 A cubit shall be the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it (it shall be foursquare), and two cubits shall be the height of it. The horns of it shall be of one piece with it.

having one cubit in length, and another in width, that is, four equal sides, and two cubits in height. Horns shall proceed from the same.

3 And thou shall overlay it with pure gold, the top of it, and the sides of it round about, and the horns of it. And thou shall make to it a crown of gold round about.

And you shall clothe it with the purest gold, both its grating and the walls around it, and also the horns. And you shall make for it a crown of gold in a circle,

4 And two golden rings thou shall make for it under the crown of it, upon the two ribs of it, upon the two sides of it thou shall make them. And they shall be for places for staves with which to bear it.

and two gold rings under the crown on each side, so that the bars may be set in them and the altar may be carried.

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

Also, you shall make its bars of setim wood, and you shall overlay them with gold.

6 And thou shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

And you shall set the altar opposite the veil, which hangs in front of the ark of the testimony, before the propitiatory with which the testimony is covered, where I will speak to you.

7 And Aaron shall burn in it incense of sweet spices. Every morning, when he dresses the lamps, he shall burn it.

And Aaron shall burn incense upon it, a sweet fragrance, in the morning. When he lights the lamps, he shall burn it.

8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.

And when he assembles them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

9 Ye shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering. And ye shall pour no drink offering on it.

You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations.

10 And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year, with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to Jehovah.

And Aaron shall pray over its horns once a year, with the blood of what was offered for sin. And he shall make atonement over it in your generations. It shall be the Holy of holies to the Lord.”

11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 When thou take the sum of the sons of Israel, according to those who are numbered of them, then they shall give every man a ransom for his soul to Jehovah when thou number them, that there be no plague among them when thou number them.

“When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed.

13 This they shall give, everyone who passes over to those who are numbered: half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary, (the shekel is twenty gerahs, ) half a shekel for an offering to Jehovah.

Then all those who pass shall give by name: one half shekel, according to the measure at the temple. A shekel has twenty obols. The half part of a shekel shall be offered to the Lord.

14 Everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Jehovah.

He who has been numbered from twenty years and above shall give the price.

15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

The rich shall not add to the half shekel, and the poor shall diminish nothing.

16 And thou shall take the atonement money from the sons of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the sons of Israel before Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

And the money received, which was collected from the sons of Israel, you shall deliver for the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may act favorably toward their souls.”

17 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

18 Thou shall also make a laver of brass, and the base of it of brass for washing. And thou shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shall put water in it.

“You shall also make a bronze washtub with its base to wash in; and you shall place it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And when water has been added,

19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet there.

Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it:

20 When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die, or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Jehovah.

when they enter the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they approach to the altar so as to offer incense to the Lord upon it,

21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die. And it shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

otherwise, they may die. This shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his offspring, throughout their successions.”

22 Moreover Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses,

23 Take thou also to thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,

saying: “Take for yourself aromatics: of the first and best myrrh, five hundred shekels, and of cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels; of sweet flag similarly two hundred and fifty,

24 and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

but of cassia, five hundred shekels by the weight of the sanctuary, and of the oil of olives the measure of a hin.

25 And thou shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

And you shall make the holy oil of unction, an ointment composed with the skills of a perfumer,

26 And thou shall anoint with it the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

and with it you shall anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,

27 and the table and all the vessels of it, and the lampstand and the vessels of it, and the altar of incense,

and the table with its vessels, and the lampstand and its utensils, the altars of incense

28 and the altar of burnt offering with all the vessels of it, and the laver and the base of it.

and of holocaust, and all the items that pertain to their rituals.

29 And thou shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

And you shall sanctify everything, and they shall be the Holy of holies. He who will touch them must be sanctified.

30 And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me.

31 And thou shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.

Likewise, you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘This oil of unction will be holy to me throughout your generations.

32 Upon the flesh of man it shall not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition of it. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.

The flesh of man shall not be anointed from it, and you shall not make any similar compound, for it has been sanctified and it shall be holy to you.

33 Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

Whatever man will have composed such a thing and have given it to a stranger, he shall be exterminated from his people.’”

34 And Jehovah said to Moses, Take to thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense, of each shall there be a like weight.

And the Lord said to Moses: “Take to yourself aromatics: stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet odor, and the clearest frankincense, all these shall be of equal weight.

35 And thou shall make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

And you shall make incense composed with the skills of a perfumer, diligently mixed, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.

36 And thou shall beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee. It shall be to you most holy.

And when you have crushed all these into a very fine powder, you shall place some of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to you. The Holy of holies shall this incense be to you.

37 And the incense which thou shall make, ye shall not make for yourselves according to the composition of it. It shall be to thee holy for Jehovah.

You shall not make such a compound for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.

38 Whoever shall make like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.

Whatever man will have made anything similar, so as to thoroughly enjoy its smell, he shall perish from his people.”