Exodus 30

1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon, of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

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

2 A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be its height; from itself shall its horns be.

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 shalt overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides round about, and its horns; and thou shalt make unto 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 rings of gold shalt thou make for it beneath its crown, on its two corners shalt thou make them, upon both its sides; and they shall be as receptacles for the staves to bear it by means of them.

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 shalt make the staves of shittim 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 shalt put it before the vail that is before 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 thereon incense of spices; every morning when he dresseth the lamps, shall he 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 lighteth the lamps toward evening, shall he burn it; a perpetual incense before the Lord, 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 not offer thereon any strange incense, or burnt-sacrifice, or meat-offering; and a drink-offering shall ye not pour thereon.

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

10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon its horns once in a year; with the blood of the sin-offering of the day of atonement, once in the year, shall he make atonement upon it, throughout your generations; it is most holy unto the Lord.

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 the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel of those who are to be numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when they number them; that there be no plague among them, when they 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 shall they give, every one that passeth among those that are numbered, Half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs to the shekel; the half of the shekel shall be the tribute to the Lord.

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 Every one that passeth among those that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give the tribute unto the Lord.

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 of a shekel, as a tribute unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls.

The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing.

16 And thou shalt take the money of the atonement from the children of Israel, and shalt employ it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and it shall be unto the children of Israel as a memorial before the Lord, to make an 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 the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

18 Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, with its foot of copper, to wash withal: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put therein water.

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 out of it their hands and their feet.

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

20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, shall they wash themselves with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

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 And they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be to them a statute for ever, 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 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses,

23 And thou, take unto thyself principal spices: of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon, its half shall be two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

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 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive-oil one hin.

And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin:

25 And thou shalt make of it an oil of holy anointing, a mixture, compounded after the art of the apothecary: an oil of holy anointing shall it be.

And thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded after the art of the perfumer,

26 And thou shalt anoint therewith the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 its vessels, and the candlestick and its vessels, 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 its vessels, and the laver and its foot.

And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them.

29 And thou shalt sanctify them, and they shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth 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 Aaron and his sons shalt thou anoint, and consecrate them to be priests unto me.

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

31 And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, An oil of holy anointing shall this be unto 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 shall it not be poured, and after its proportion shall ye not make any thing like it; it is holy, and holy shall it be unto 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 Whosoever compoundeth the like of it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, 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 the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee spices, balm, and onycha, and galbanum, spices, with pure frankincense: of each shall there be an equal 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 shalt make it an incense, a mixture after the art of the apothecary, well mingled together, 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 shalt pour some of it fine, and offer of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee; most holy shall it be unto you.

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 as for the incense which thou shalt make, according to its proportion, shall ye not make any unto yourselves: holy shall it be unto thee for the Lord.

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

38 Whosoever shall make the like of it, to smell thereon, 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.