Exodus 30

1 You must make an altar to burn incense. You must make it with acacia wood.

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

2 Its length must be one cubit, and its width one cubit. It must be square, and its height must be two cubits. Its horns must be made as one piece with it.

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.

3 You must cover the incense altar with pure gold—its top, its sides, and its horns. You must make a surrounding border of gold for it.

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.

4 You must make two golden rings to be attached to it under its border on its two opposite sides. The rings must be holders for poles to carry the altar.

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.

5 You must make the poles of acacia wood, and you must cover them with gold.

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 You must put the incense altar before the curtain that is by the ark of the testimony. It will be before the atonement lid that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you.

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.

7 Aaron must burn fragrant incense every morning. He must burn it when he tends the lamps,

And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of spices; every morning when he dresseth the lamps, shall he burn it.

8 and Aaron lights the lamps again in the evening so incense will burn on it regularly before Yahweh, throughout your generations.

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps toward evening, shall he burn it; a perpetual incense before the Lord, throughout your generations.

9 But you must offer no other incense on the incense altar, nor any burnt offering or grain offering. You must pour no drink offering on it.

Ye shall not offer thereon any strange incense, or burnt-sacrifice, or meat-offering; and a drink-offering shall ye not pour thereon.

10 Aaron must make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering he will make atonement for it once a year throughout your generations. It is completely set apart to Yahweh.”

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.

11 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

12 “When you take a census of the Israelites, then each person must give a ransom for his life to Yahweh. You must do this after you count them, so that there will be no plague among them when you count them.

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.

13 Everyone who is counted in the census is to pay half a shekel of silver, according to the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary (a shekel is the same as twenty gerahs). This half shekel will be an offering to Yahweh.

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.

14 Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and up, must give this offering to me.

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

15 When the people give this offering to me to make atonement for their lives, the rich must not give more than the half shekel, and the poor must not give less.

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.

16 You must receive this atonement money from the Israelites and you must allocate it to the work of the tent of meeting. It must be a reminder to the Israelites before me, to make atonement for your lives.”

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.

17 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

18 “You must also make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand, a basin for washing. You must put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you must put water in it.

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.

19 Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and their feet with the water in it.

And Aaron and his sons shall wash out of it their hands and their feet.

20 When they go into the tent of meeting or when they go near to the altar to serve me by burning an offering, they must wash with water so that they do not die.

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.

21 They must wash their hands and feet so that they do not die. This must be a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants throughout their people's generations.”

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.

22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

23 “Take these fine spices: five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cane,

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,

24 five hundred shekels of cassia, measured by the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary, and one hin of olive oil.

And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive-oil one hin.

25 You must make holy anointing oil with these ingredients, the work of a perfumer. It will be a holy anointing oil, reserved for me.

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.

26 You must anoint the tent of meeting with this oil, as well as the ark of the testimony,

And thou shalt anoint therewith the tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony,

27 the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its equipment, the incense altar,

And the table and all its vessels, and the candlestick and its vessels, and the altar of incense,

28 the altar for burnt offerings with all its equipment, and the basin with its stand.

And the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its foot.

29 You must set them apart to me so that they may be holy to me. Anything that touches them will also be holy.

And thou shalt sanctify them, and they shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

30 You must anoint Aaron and his sons and set them aside to me so that they may serve me as priests.

And Aaron and his sons shalt thou anoint, and consecrate them to be priests unto me.

31 You must say to the Israelites, 'This must be an anointing oil that is set apart to Yahweh throughout your people's generations.

And unto the children of Israel shalt thou speak, saying, An oil of holy anointing shall this be unto me throughout your generations.

32 It must not be applied to people's skin, nor must you make any oil like it with the same formula, because it is set apart to Yahweh. You must regard it in this manner.

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.

33 Whoever makes perfume like it, or whoever puts any of it on someone, that person must be cut off from his people.'”

Whosoever compoundeth the like of it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall be cut off from his people.

34 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take spices—stacte, onycha, and galbanum—sweet spices along with pure frankincense, each in equal amounts.

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.

35 Make it into the form of incense, blended by a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and set apart.

And thou shalt make it an incense, a mixture after the art of the apothecary, well mingled together, pure and holy.

36 You will grind it into a very fine mixture. Put part of it in front of the ark of the testimony, which is in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. You will regard it as very holy to me.

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.

37 As for this incense that you will make, you must not make any with the same formula for yourselves. It must be most holy to you.

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.

38 Whoever makes anything like it to use as a perfume must be cut off from his people.”

Whosoever shall make the like of it, to smell thereon, shall be cut off from his people.