KJV + Strong's The Altar of Incense
(Exodus 37:25-29) 1And thou shalt makean altarto burnincenseupon: [of] shittimwoodshalt thou makeit.2A cubit[shall be] the lengththereof, and a cubitthe breadththereof; foursquareshall it be: and two cubits[shall be] the heightthereof: the hornsthereof [shall be] of the same.3And thou shalt overlayit with puregold,the topthereof, and the sidesthereof round about,and the hornsthereof; and thou shalt makeunto it a crownof goldround about.4And twogoldenringsshalt thou maketo it under the crownof it, by the twocornersthereof, upon the twosidesof it shalt thou make[it]; and they shall be for placesfor the stavesto bearit withal.5And thou shalt makethe staves[of] shittimwood,and overlaythem with gold.6And thou shalt putit beforethe vailthat [is] by the arkof the testimony,beforethe mercy seatthat [is] over the testimony,where I will meetwith thee.7And Aaronshall burnthereon sweetincenseevery morning:when he dresseththe lamps,he shall burn incenseupon it.8And when Aaronlighteththe lampsat even,he shall burn incenseupon it, a perpetualincensebeforethe LORDthroughout your generations.9Ye shall offerno strangeincensethereon, nor burnt sacrifice,nor meat offering;neither shall ye pourdrink offeringthereon.10And Aaronshall make an atonementupon the hornsof it oncein a yearwith the bloodof the sin offeringof atonements:oncein the yearshall he make atonementupon it throughout your generations:it [is] mostholyunto the LORD. The Atonement Money 11And the LORDspakeunto Moses,saying,12When thou takestthe sumof the childrenof Israelafter their number,then shall they giveevery mana ransomfor his soulunto the LORD,when thou numberestthem; that there be no plagueamong them, when [thou] numberestthem.13This they shall give,every one that passethamongthem that are numbered,halfa shekelafter the shekelof the sanctuary:(a shekel[is] twentygerahs:) an halfshekel[shall be] the offeringof the LORD.14Every one that passethamong them that are numbered,from twentyyearsoldand above,shall givean offeringunto the LORD.15The richshall not give more,and the poorshall not give lessthan halfa shekel,when [they] givean offeringunto the LORD,to make an atonementfor your souls.16And thou shalt takethe atonementmoneyof the childrenof Israel,and shalt appointit for the serviceof the tabernacleof the congregation;that it may be a memorialunto the childrenof Israelbeforethe LORD,to make an atonementfor your souls. The Bronze Basin 17And the LORDspakeunto Moses,saying,18Thou shalt also makea laver[of] brass,and his foot[also of] brass,to wash[withal]: and thou shalt putit between the tabernacleof the congregationand the altar,and thou shalt putwatertherein.19For Aaronand his sonsshall washtheir handsand their feetthereat:20When they gointo the tabernacleof the congregation,they shall washwith water,that they dienot; or when they come nearto the altarto minister,to burn offeringmade by fireunto the LORD:21So they shall washtheir handsand their feet,that they dienot: and it shall be a statutefor everto them, [even] to him and to his seedthroughout their generations. The Anointing Oil 22Moreover the LORDspakeunto Moses,saying,23Takethou also unto thee principalspices,of puremyrrhfivehundred[shekels], and of sweetcinnamonhalfso much,[even] two hundredand fifty[shekels], and of sweetcalamustwo hundredand fifty[shekels],24And of cassiafivehundred[shekels], after the shekelof the sanctuary,and of oilolivean hin:25And thou shalt makeit an oilof holyointment,an ointmentcompoundafter the artof the apothecary:it shall be an holyanointingoil.26And thou shalt anointthe tabernacleof the congregationtherewith, and the arkof the testimony,27And the tableand all his vessels,and the candlestickand his vessels,and the altarof incense,28And the altarof burnt offeringwith all his vessels,and the laverand his foot.29And thou shalt sanctifythem, that they may be mostholy:whatsoever toucheththem shall be holy.30And thou shalt anointAaronand his sons,and consecratethem, that [they] may minister unto me in the priest's office.31And thou shalt speakunto the childrenof Israel,saying,This shall be an holyanointingoilunto me throughout your generations.32Upon man'sfleshshall it not be poured,neither shall ye make[any other] like it, after the compositionof it: it [is] holy,[and] it shall be holyunto you.33Whosoevercompoundeth[any] like it, or whosoever putteth[any] of it upon a stranger,shall even be cutoff from his people. The Incense 34And the LORDsaidunto Moses,Takeunto thee sweet spices,stacte,and onycha,and galbanum;[these] sweetspiceswith purefrankincense:of eachshall there be a like[weight]:35And thou shalt makeit a perfume,a confectionafter the artof the apothecary,temperedtogether, pure[and] holy:36And thou shalt beat[some] of it very small,and putof it beforethe testimonyin the tabernacleof the congregation,where I will meetwith thee: it shall be unto you mostholy.37And [as for] the perfumewhich thou shalt make,ye shall not maketo yourselves according to the compositionthereof: it shall be unto thee holyfor the LORD.38Whosoevershall makelike unto that, to smellthereto, shall even be cut offfrom his people. |
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