Exodus 30

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

Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of 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.

It shall be a cubit in length, and another in breadth, that is, foursquare, and two in height. Horns shall go out of 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 thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold, as well as the grate thereof, as the walls round about and the horns. And thou shalt make to it a crown of gold round about,

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 golden rings under the crown on either side, that the bars may be put into them, and the altar be carried.

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

And thou shalt make the bars also of setim wood, and shalt 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 thou shalt set the altar over against the veil, that hangeth before the ark of the testimony before the propitiatory wherewith the testimony is covered, where I will speak to thee.

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 sweet smelling incense upon it in the morning. When he shall dress 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 shall place 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 oblation, and 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 upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin, and shall make atonement upon it in your generations. It shall be most holy 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 thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.

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.

And this shall every one give that passeth at the naming, half a sicle according to the standard of the temple. A sicle hath twenty obols. Half a sicle 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 that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, 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 man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man 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 contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to 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.

Thou shalt make also a brazen laver with its foot, to wash in: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And water being put into it,

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 are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,

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.

Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by 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 spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much, that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty.

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

And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure 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 thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded after the art of the perfumer,

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

And therewith thou shalt 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 the vessels thereof, the candlestick and furniture thereof, 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 furniture that belongeth to the service of them.

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

And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy: he that shall touch them shall 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.

Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.

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

And thou shalt say to the children of Israel: This oil of unction shall be holy unto 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 therewith, and you shall make none other of the same composition, because it is sanctified, and shall be holy unto you.

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

What man soever shall compound such, and shall give thereof to a stranger, he shall be cut off 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 unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all 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 thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of the perfumer, well tempered together, 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 thou has beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most holy 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 composition 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.

What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, he shall perish out of his people.