Exodus 30

1 and to make altar fumigation incense tree: wood acacia to make [obj] him

“[Tell the skilled workers to] make an altar from acacia wood, for burning incense.

2 cubit length his and cubit width his to square to be and cubit height his from him horn his

It is to be square, (18 in./45 cm.) on each side. It is to be (3 feet/90 cm.) high. [Tell them to] make [a projection that looks like] a horn on each of the top corners. The projections must be carved from the same block of wood that the altar [is made from].

3 and to overlay [obj] him gold pure [obj] roof his and [obj] wall his around and [obj] horn his and to make to/for him border gold around

[They must] cover the top and the four sides, including the projections, with pure gold. Put a gold border around the altar, [near the top].

4 and two ring gold to make to/for him from underneath: under to/for border his upon two side his to make upon two side his and to be to/for house: container to/for alone: pole to/for to lift: bear [obj] him in/on/with them

[They must] make two gold rings for carrying the altar. [They must] attach them to the altar below the border, one on each side of the altar. These rings are for the poles for carrying the altar.

5 and to make [obj] [the] alone: pole tree: wood acacia and to overlay [obj] them gold

[Tell them to] make these [two] poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.

6 and to give: put [obj] him to/for face: before [the] curtain which upon ark [the] testimony to/for face: before [the] mercy seat which upon [the] testimony which to appoint to/for you there [to]

[They must] put this altar outside the curtain that hangs in front of the sacred chest and its lid. That is the place where I will talk with you.

7 and to offer: burn upon him Aaron incense spice in/on/with morning in/on/with morning in/on/with be good he [obj] [the] lamp to offer: burn her

Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on this altar. He must burn some every morning when he takes care of the lamps,

8 and in/on/with to ascend: establish Aaron [obj] [the] lamp between [the] evening to offer: burn her incense continually to/for face: before LORD to/for generation your

and he must burn some in the evening when he lights the lamps. The incense must be burned continually, throughout all future generations.

9 not to ascend: offer up upon him incense be a stranger and burnt offering and offering and drink offering not to pour upon him

The priests must not burn on the altar any incense that I have not told you to burn, or burn any animal on it, or any grain offering for me, or pour any wine on it as an offering.

10 and to atone Aaron upon horn his one in/on/with year from blood sin: sin offering [the] atonement one in/on/with year to atone upon him to/for generation your holiness holiness he/she/it to/for LORD

One time every year Aaron must perform the ritual for making this altar pure. He must do it by putting on its four projections some of the blood from the animal that was sacrificed (to remove the guilt of the people’s sins/so that the people would no longer be guilty for sins). This ritual is to be done by Aaron and his descendants throughout all future generations. This altar must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.”

11 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

12 for to lift: count [obj] head: count son: descendant/people Israel to/for to reckon: list their and to give: pay man: anyone ransom soul: life his to/for LORD in/on/with to reckon: list [obj] them and not to be in/on/with them plague in/on/with to reckon: list [obj] them

“When your [leaders] (take a census of/count) the Israeli people, each man [who is counted] must pay to me a price to save his life. They must do this in order that no disaster will happen to them while the people are being counted.

13 this to give: give all [the] to pass upon [the] to reckon: list half [the] shekel in/on/with shekel [the] holiness twenty gerah [the] shekel half [the] shekel contribution to/for LORD

Every man who is counted must pay to me (0.2 ounces/5.7 grams) of silver. They must use the official standard when they weigh the silver.

14 all [the] to pass upon [the] to reckon: list from son: aged twenty year and above [to] to give: give contribution LORD

All the men who are at least 20 years old must pay this amount to me when the people are counted.

15 [the] rich not to multiply and [the] poor not to diminish from half [the] shekel to/for to give: give [obj] contribution LORD to/for to atone upon soul: life your

Rich men must not pay more than this amount, and poor men must not pay less than this amount, when they pay this money to save their lives.

16 and to take: take [obj] silver: money [the] atonement from with son: descendant/people Israel and to give: give [obj] him upon service: ministry tent meeting and to be to/for son: descendant/people Israel to/for memorial to/for face: before LORD to/for to atone upon soul: life your

Your leaders must collect this money from the Israeli people and give it to [those who will] take care of the Sacred Tent. This money is the payment for the lives of those who take care of the Sacred Tent, (to enable me not to forget them/and then I will remember to protect them).”

17 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh [also] said to Moses/me,

18 and to make basin bronze and stand his bronze to/for to wash: wash and to give: put [obj] him between tent meeting and between [the] altar and to give: put there [to] water

“[Tell the skilled workers to] make a bronze washbasin and a bronze base for it. [They must] put it between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.

19 and to wash: wash Aaron and son: child his from him [obj] hand their and [obj] foot their

Aaron and his sons must ritually wash their hands and their feet with this water

20 in/on/with to come (in): come they to(wards) tent meeting to wash: wash water and not to die or in/on/with to approach: approach they to(wards) [the] altar to/for to minister to/for to offer: burn food offering to/for LORD

before they enter the Sacred Tent and before they come to the altar to sacrifice offerings that will be burned on it. If [they do that], they will not die [because of disobeying my instructions].

21 and to wash: wash hand their and foot their and not to die and to be to/for them statute: decree forever: enduring to/for him and to/for seed: children his to/for generation their

They must wash their hands and their feet, in order that they will not die. They and the males descended from them must obey this ritual throughout all generations.”

22 and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say

Yahweh also said to Moses/me,

23 and you(m. s.) to take: take to/for you spice head: top myrrh liberty five hundred and cinnamon spice half his fifty and hundred and branch: stem spice fifty and hundred

“[Tell the people to] collect some of the finest spices— (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (liquid myrrh/sweet-smelling sap named myrrh), (6 pounds/3 kg.) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, (6 pounds/3 kg.) of a sweet-smelling cane/reed,

24 and cassia five hundred in/on/with shekel [the] holiness and oil olive hin

and (12 pounds/6 kg.) of (cassia/a sweet-smelling bark named cassia). [Be sure] that they use the official standard when they weigh these things. Tell an expert perfumer to mix these with (one gallon/four liters) of olive oil

25 and to make [obj] him oil anointing holiness spice ointment deed: work to mix oil anointing holiness to be

to make sacred oil for anointing.

26 and to anoint in/on/with him [obj] tent meeting and [obj] ark [the] testimony

Use this oil for anointing the Sacred Tent, the sacred chest,

27 and [obj] [the] table and [obj] all article/utensil his and [obj] [the] lampstand and [obj] article/utensil her and [obj] altar [the] incense

the table and all the things that are used with it, the lampstand and all the things that are used to take care of it, the altar for [burning] incense,

28 and [obj] altar [the] burnt offering and [obj] all article/utensil his and [obj] [the] basin and [obj] stand his

and the altar for offering sacrifices that will be burned, along with its bases and the washbasin and all the things that are used with it.

29 and to consecrate: consecate [obj] them and to be holiness holiness all [the] to touch in/on/with them to consecrate: consecate

Dedicate them by anointing them, in order that they will be completely holy/sacred. Anyone or anything that touches the altar will become taboo.

30 and [obj] Aaron and [obj] son: child his to anoint and to consecrate: consecate [obj] them to/for to minister to/for me

And anoint Aaron and his sons. [By doing that], you will dedicate them to serve me [by being] priests.

31 and to(wards) son: descendant/people Israel to speak: speak to/for to say oil anointing holiness to be this to/for me to/for generation your

And tell the Israeli people, ‘This oil will be my sacred anointing oil that must be used throughout all future generations.

32 upon flesh man not to pour and in/on/with tally his not to make like him holiness he/she/it holiness to be to/for you

You must not pour it on the bodies of people who are not priests, and you must not make other oil to be like it by mixing the same amount of those things. This oil is sacred, and you must consider it to be sacred.’

33 man: anyone which to mix like him and which to give: put from him upon be a stranger and to cut: eliminate from people his

I will consider that anyone who makes ointment like this [for any other purpose], and anyone who puts any of this ointment on someone who is not a priest, no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”

34 and to say LORD to(wards) Moses to take: take to/for you spice gum and onycha and galbanum spice and frankincense pure alone: each in/on/with alone: each to be

Yahweh also said to Moses/me, “[Tell the people to] take equal parts of several sweet spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—

35 and to make [obj] her incense spice deed: work to mix to salt pure holiness

and tell an expert perfumer to mix them together to make some perfume. Add some salt to keep it pure and make it holy.

36 and to beat from her to crush and to give: put from her to/for face: before [the] testimony in/on/with tent meeting which to appoint to/for you there [to] holiness holiness to be to/for you

Beat some of it into a fine powder. Then take some of it into the Sacred Tent and sprinkle it in front of the sacred chest. You must all consider this incense to be very holy.

37 and [the] incense which to make in/on/with tally her not to make to/for you holiness to be to/for you to/for LORD

The people must not mix the same spices to make incense for themselves. This incense must be completely dedicated to me, Yahweh.

38 man: anyone which to make like her to/for to smell in/on/with her and to cut: eliminate from people his

I will consider that anyone who makes incense like this to use it for perfume will no longer be allowed to associate with my people.”