Chapter 30

And thou shalt make¹ an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make⁴ it.

A cubit [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare⁷ shall it be: and two cubits [shall be] the height thereof: the horns thereof [shall be] of the same.

And thou shalt overlay¹⁴ it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make¹ unto it a crown of gold round about.

And two golden rings shalt thou make⁴ to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make⁴ [it]; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear² it withal.

And thou shalt make¹ the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay¹⁴ them with gold.

And thou shalt put¹ it before the vail that [is] by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that [is] over the testimony, where I will meet¹¹ with thee.

And Aaron shall burn⁵² thereon sweet incense every morning: ¹²⁴² when he dresseth⁵³ the lamps, he shall burn incense⁵⁵ upon it.

And when Aaron lighteth⁵³ the lamps at even, he shall burn incense⁵⁵ upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

Ye shall offer⁵⁵ no strange⁵ incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour⁴ drink offering thereon.

And Aaron shall make an atonement¹⁴ upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement¹⁷ upon it throughout your generations: it [is] most holy unto the LORD.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

When thou takest⁴ the sum of the children of Israel after their number,⁷ then shall they give¹ every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest² them; that there be no plague among them, when [thou] numberest² them.

This they shall give,⁴ every one that passeth⁶ among them that are numbered,⁷ half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.

Every one that passeth⁶ among them that are numbered,⁷ from twenty years old and above, shall give⁴ an offering unto the LORD.

The rich shall not give more,⁵⁵ and the poor shall not give less⁵⁵ than half a shekel, when [they] give² an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement¹⁵ for your souls.

And thou shalt take¹ the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint¹ it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement¹⁵ for your souls.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Thou shalt also make¹ a laver [of] brass, and his foot [also of] brass, to wash² [withal]: and thou shalt put¹ it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put¹ water therein.

For Aaron and his sons shall wash¹ their hands and their feet thereat:

When they go² into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash⁴ with water, that they die⁴ not; or when they come near² to the altar to minister,¹⁵ to burn⁵³ offering made by fire unto the LORD:

So they shall wash¹ their hands and their feet, that they die⁴ not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, [even] to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Moreover the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

Take³ thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, [even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty [shekels],

And of cassia five hundred [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

And thou shalt make¹ it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary:⁶ it shall be an holy anointing oil.

And thou shalt anoint¹ the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,

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

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

And thou shalt sanctify¹⁴ them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth⁶ them shall be holy.⁴

And thou shalt anoint⁴ Aaron and his sons, and consecrate¹⁴ them, that [they] may minister unto me in the priest's office.¹⁵

And thou shalt speak¹⁷ unto the children of Israel, saying,² This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured,⁴ neither shall ye make⁴ [any other] like it, after the composition of it: it [is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.

Whosoever ³⁷⁶ compoundeth⁴ [any] like it, or whosoever putteth⁴ [any] of it upon a stranger,⁵ shall even be cut off⁸ from his people.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Take³ unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:

And thou shalt make¹ it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary,⁶ tempered³⁰ together, pure [and] holy:

And thou shalt beat¹ [some] of it very small,⁵³ and put¹ of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet¹¹ with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

And [as for] the perfume which thou shalt make,⁴ ye shall not make⁴ to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.

Whosoever ³⁷⁶ shall make⁴ like unto that, to smell⁵³ thereto, shall even be cut off⁸ from his people.