Exodus 29

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The Bronze Altar

27 Youshallmakethenaltarofacaciawood,fivecubits1longandfivecubitsbroad.Thealtarshallbesquare,anditsheightshallbethreecubits.Andyoushallmakeohornsforitonitsfourcorners;itshornsshallbeofonepiecewithit,andpyoushalloverlayitwithbronze.Youshallmakepotsforittoreceiveitsashes,andshovelsandbasinsandqforksandfirepans.Youshallmakeallitsutensilsofbronze.Youshallalsomakeforitagrating,anetworkofbronze,andonthenetyoushallmakefourbronzeringsatitsfourcorners.Andyoushallsetitundertheledgeofthealtarsothatthenetextendshalfwaydownthealtar.Andyoushallmakepolesforthealtar,polesofacaciawood,andoverlaythemwithbronze.Andthepolesshallbeputthroughtherings,sothatthepolesareonthetwosidesofthealtarwhenitiscarried.Youshallmakeithollow,withboards.rAsithasbeenshownyouonthemountain,soshallitbemade.

The Court of the Tabernacle

sYoushallmakethecourtofthetabernacle.Onthesouthsidethecourtshallhavehangingsoffinetwinedlinenahundredcubitslongforoneside.10 Itstwentypillarsandtheirtwentybasesshallbeofbronze,butthehooksofthepillarsandtheirfilletsshallbeofsilver.11 Andlikewiseforitslengthonthenorthsidethereshallbehangingsahundredcubitslong,itspillarstwentyandtheirbasestwenty,ofbronze,butthehooksofthepillarsandtheirfilletsshallbeofsilver.12 Andforthebreadthofthecourtonthewestsidethereshallbehangingsforfiftycubits,withtenpillarsandtenbases.13 Thebreadthofthecourtonthefronttotheeastshallbefiftycubits.14 Thehangingsfortheonesideofthegateshallbefifteencubits,withtheirthreepillarsandthreebases.15 Ontheothersidethehangingsshallbefifteencubits,withtheirthreepillarsandthreebases.16 Forthegateofthecourtthereshallbetascreentwentycubitslong,ofblueandpurpleandscarletyarnsandfinetwinedlinen,embroideredwithneedlework.Itshallhavefourpillarsandwiththemfourbases.17 Allthepillarsaroundthecourtshallbefilletedwithsilver.Theirhooksshallbeofsilver,andtheirbasesofbronze.18 Thelengthofthecourtshallbeahundredcubits,thebreadthfifty,andtheheightfivecubits,withhangingsoffinetwinedlinenandbasesofbronze.19 Alltheutensilsofthetabernacleforeveryuse,andallitspegsandallthepegsofthecourt,shallbeofbronze.

Oil for the Lamp

20 uYoushallcommandthepeopleofIsraelthattheybringtoyoupurebeatenoliveoilforthelight,thatalampmayregularlybesetuptoburn.21 vInthetentofmeeting,woutsidetheveilthatisbeforethetestimony,AaronandhissonsshalltenditfromeveningtomorningbeforetheLord.ItshallbeastatuteforevertobeobservedthroughouttheirgenerationsbythepeopleofIsrael.

The Priests’ Garments

28 ThenbringneartoyouxAaronyourbrother,andhissonswithhim,fromamongthepeopleofIsrael,toservemeaspriestsAaronandAaron’ssons,yNadabandAbihu,EleazarandIthamar.zAndyoushallmakeholygarmentsforAaronyourbrother,forgloryandforbeauty.Youshallspeaktoalltheaskillful,whomIhavefilledwithaspiritofskill,thattheymakeAaron’sgarmentstoconsecratehimformypriesthood.Thesearethegarmentsthattheyshallmake:abbreastpiece,ancephod,darobe,eacoatofcheckerwork,eaturban,andeasash.TheyshallmakeholygarmentsforAaronyourbrotherandhissonstoservemeaspriests.Theyshallreceivefgold,blueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andfinetwinedlinen.

gAndtheyshallmaketheephodofgold,ofblueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andoffinetwinedlinen,skillfullyworked.Itshallhavetwoshoulderpiecesattachedtoitstwoedges,sothatitmaybejoinedtogether.Andthehskillfullywovenbandonitshallbemadelikeitandbeofonepiecewithit,ofgold,blueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andfinetwinedlinen.Youshalltaketwoonyxstones,andengraveonthemthenamesofthesonsofIsrael,10 sixoftheirnamesontheonestone,andthenamesoftheremainingsixontheotherstone,intheorderoftheirbirth.11 Asajewelerengravessignets,soshallyouengravethetwostoneswiththenamesofthesonsofIsrael.Youshallenclosetheminsettingsofgoldfiligree.12 Andyoushallsetthetwostonesontheshoulderpiecesoftheephod,asstonesofremembranceforthesonsofIsrael.AndiAaronshallbeartheirnamesbeforetheLordonhistwoshouldersjforremembrance.13 Youshallmakesettingsofgoldfiligree,14 andtwochainsofpuregold,twistedlikecords;andyoushallattachthecordedchainstothesettings.

15 kYoushallmakeabreastpieceofjudgment,inskilledwork.Inthestyleoftheephodyoushallmakeitofgold,blueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andfinetwinedlinenshallyoumakeit.16 Itshallbesquareanddoubled,aspan1itslengthandaspanitsbreadth.17 lYoushallsetinitfourrowsofstones.Arowofsardius,2topaz,andcarbuncleshallbethefirstrow;18 andthesecondrowanemerald,asapphire,andadiamond;19 andthethirdrowajacinth,anagate,andanamethyst;20 andthefourthrowaberyl,anonyx,andajasper.Theyshallbesetingoldfiligree.21 ThereshallbetwelvestoneswiththeirnamesaccordingtothenamesofthesonsofIsrael.Theyshallbelikesignets,eachengravedwithitsname,forthetwelvetribes.22 Youshallmakeforthebreastpiecetwistedchainslikecords,ofpuregold.23 Andyoushallmakeforthebreastpiecetworingsofgold,andputthetworingsonthetwoedgesofthebreastpiece.24 Andyoushallputthetwocordsofgoldinthetworingsattheedgesofthebreastpiece.25 Thetwoendsofthetwocordsyoushallattachtothetwosettingsoffiligree,andsoattachitinfronttotheshoulderpiecesoftheephod.26 Youshallmaketworingsofgold,andputthematthetwoendsofthebreastpiece,onitsinsideedgenexttotheephod.27 Andyoushallmaketworingsofgold,andattachtheminfronttothelowerpartofthetwoshoulderpiecesoftheephod,atitsseamabovethemskillfullywovenbandoftheephod.28 Andtheyshallbindthebreastpiecebyitsringstotheringsoftheephodwithalaceofblue,sothatitmaylieontheskillfullywovenbandoftheephod,sothatthebreastpieceshallnotcomeloosefromtheephod.29 nSoAaronshallbearthenamesofthesonsofIsraelinthebreastpieceofjudgmentonhisheart,whenhegoesintotheHolyPlace,tobringthemtoregularoremembrancebeforetheLord.30 AndinthebreastpieceofjudgmentpyoushallputtheUrimandtheThummim,andtheyshallbeonAaron’sheart,whenhegoesinbeforetheLord.ThusAaronshallbearthejudgmentofthepeopleofIsraelonhisheartbeforetheLordregularly.

31 qYoushallmaketherobeoftheephodallofblue.32 Itshallhaveanopeningfortheheadinthemiddleofit,withawovenbindingaroundtheopening,liketheopeninginagarment,3sothatitmaynottear.33 Onitshemyoushallmakepomegranatesofblueandpurpleandscarletyarns,arounditshem,withbellsofgoldbetweenthem,34 agoldenbellandapomegranate,agoldenbellandapomegranate,aroundthehemoftherobe.35 AnditshallbeonAaronwhenheministers,anditssoundshallbeheardwhenhegoesintotheHolyPlacebeforetheLord,andwhenhecomesout,sothathedoesnotdie.

36 Youshallmakeraplateofpuregoldandengraveonit,liketheengravingofasignet,sHolytotheLord.37 Andyoushallfastenitontheturbanbyacordofblue.Itshallbeonthefrontoftheturban.38 ItshallbeonAaron’sforehead,andAaronshalltbearanyguiltfromtheholythingsthatthepeopleofIsraelconsecrateastheirholygifts.Itshallregularlybeonhisforehead,thattheymaybeacceptedbeforetheLord.

39 Youshallweavethecoatincheckerworkoffinelinen,andyoushallmakeaturbanoffinelinen,andyoushallmakeasashembroideredwithneedlework.

40 uForAaron’ssonsyoushallmakecoatsandsashesandcaps.Youshallmakethemvforgloryandbeauty.41 AndyoushallputthemonAaronyourbrother,andonhissonswithhim,andshallwanointthemandordainthemandxconsecratethem,thattheymayservemeaspriests.42 Youshallmakeforthemylinenundergarmentstocovertheirnakedflesh.Theyshallreachfromthehipstothethighs;43 andtheyshallbeonAaronandonhissonswhentheygointothetentofmeetingorwhentheycomenearthealtartoministerintheHolyPlace,lesttheyzbearguiltanddie.aThisshallbeastatuteforeverforhimandforhisoffspringafterhim.

Consecration of the Priests

29 Nowthisiswhatyoushalldotothemtoconsecratethem,thattheymayservemeaspriests.bTakeonebulloftheherdandtworamswithoutblemish,candunleavenedbread,unleavenedcakesmixedwithoil,andunleavenedwaferssmearedwithoil.Youshallmakethemoffinewheatflour.Youshallputtheminonebasketandbringtheminthebasket,andbringthebullandthetworams.YoushallbringAaronandhissonstotheentranceofthetentofmeetinganddwashthemwithwater.Theneyoushalltakethegarments,andputonAaronthecoatandtherobeoftheephod,andtheephod,andthebreastpiece,andgirdhimwiththefskillfullywovenbandoftheephod.gAndyoushallsettheturbanonhisheadandputtheholycrownontheturban.Youshalltakehtheanointingoilandpouritonhisheadandanointhim.Thenyouishallbringhissonsandputcoatsonthem,andyoushallgirdAaronandhissonswithjsashesandbindcapsonthem.Andkthepriesthoodshallbetheirsbyastatuteforever.ThusyoushalllordainAaronandhissons.

10 Thenyoushallbringthebullbeforethetentofmeeting.mAaronandhissonsshalllaytheirhandsontheheadofthebull.11 ThenyoushallkillthebullbeforetheLordattheentranceofthetentofmeeting,12 andnshalltakepartofthebloodofthebullandputitontheohornsofthealtarwithyourfinger,andtherestof1thebloodyoushallpouroutatthebaseofthealtar.13 Andyoushalltakeallpthefatthatcoverstheentrails,andthelonglobeoftheliver,andthetwokidneyswiththefatthatisonthem,andburnthemonthealtar.14 Butthefleshofthebullanditsskinanditsdungyoushallburnwithfireqoutsidethecamp;ritisasinoffering.

15 Thensyoushalltakeoneoftherams,andtAaronandhissonsshalllaytheirhandsontheheadoftheram,16 andyoushallkilltheramandshalltakeitsbloodandthrowitagainstthesidesofthealtar.17 Thenyoushallucuttheramintopieces,andwashitsentrailsanditslegs,andputthemwithitspiecesanditshead,18 andburnthewholeramonthealtar.ItisaburntofferingtotheLord.Itisavpleasingaroma,afoodoffering2totheLord.

19 wYoushalltaketheotherram,tandAaronandhissonsshalllaytheirhandsontheheadoftheram,20 andyoushallkilltheramandtakepartofitsbloodandputitonthetipoftherightearofAaronandonthetipsoftherightearsofhissons,andonthethumbsoftheirrighthandsandonthegreattoesoftheirrightfeet,andthrowtherestofthebloodagainstthesidesofthealtar.21 Thenyoushalltakepartofthebloodthatisonthealtar,andofthexanointingoil,andsprinkleitonAaronandhisgarments,andonhissonsandhissons’garmentswithhim.Heandhisgarmentsshallbeholy,andhissonsandhissons’garmentswithhim.

22 Youshallalsotakethefatfromtheramandthefattailandtheyfatthatcoverstheentrails,andthelonglobeoftheliverandthetwokidneyswiththefatthatisonthem,andtherightthigh(foritisaramofzordination),23 andaoneloafofbreadandonecakeofbreadmadewithoil,andonewaferoutofthebasketofunleavenedbreadthatisbeforetheLord.24 YoushallputalltheseonthepalmsofAaronandonthepalmsofhissons,andbwavethemforawaveofferingbeforetheLord.25 Thencyoushalltakethemfromtheirhandsandburnthemonthealtarontopoftheburntoffering,asadpleasingaromabeforetheLord.ItisafoodofferingtotheLord.

26 YoushalltaketheebreastoftheramofAaron’sfordinationandgwaveitforawaveofferingbeforetheLord,anditshallbeyourportion.27 Andyoushallconsecratethehbreastofthewaveofferingthatiswavedandtheithighofthepriests’portionthatiscontributedfromtheramoffordination,fromwhatwasAaron’sandhissons’.28 ItshallbeforAaronandhissonsasajperpetualduefromthepeopleofIsrael,foritisagcontribution.ItshallbeagcontributionfromthepeopleofIsraelfromtheirpeaceofferings,theircontributiontotheLord.

29 TheholygarmentsofAaronkshallbeforhissonsafterhim;theyshalllbeanointedinthemandordainedinthem.30 Thesonwhosucceedshimaspriest,whocomesintothetentofmeetingtoministerintheHolyPlace,shallwearthemmsevendays.

31 Youshalltaketheramofordinationandnboilitsfleshinaholyplace.32 AndAaronandhissonsshalleatthefleshoftheramandtheobreadthatisinthebasketintheentranceofthetentofmeeting.33 pTheyshalleatthosethingswithwhichatonementwasmadeattheirordinationandconsecration,butanqoutsidershallnoteatofthem,becausetheyareholy.34 Andifanyofthefleshfortheordinationorofthebreadremainuntilthemorning,thenyoushallrburntheremainderwithfire.Itshallnotbeeaten,becauseitisholy.

35 ThusyoushalldotoAaronandtohissons,accordingtoallthatIhavecommandedyou.Throughssevendaysshallyouordainthem,36 andeverydayyoushallofferatbullasasinofferingforatonement.Alsoyoushallpurifythealtar,whenyoumakeatonementforit,andshalluanointittoconsecrateit.37 Sevendaysyoushallmakeatonementforthealtarandconsecrateit,andthevaltarshallbemostholy.wWhatevertouchesthealtarshallbecomeholy.

38 Nowthisiswhatyoushallofferonthealtar:xtwolambsayearoldydaybydayregularly.39 Onelambyoushallofferzinthemorning,andtheotherlambyoushallofferaattwilight.40 Andwiththefirstlambatenthmeasure3offineflourmingledwithafourthofahin4ofbeatenoil,andafourthofahinofwineforadrinkoffering.41 Theotherlambyoushallofferaattwilight,andshallofferwithitagrainofferinganditsdrinkoffering,asbinthemorning,foracpleasingaroma,afoodofferingtotheLord.42 ItshallbeadregularburntofferingthroughoutyourgenerationsattheentranceofthetentofmeetingbeforetheLord,ewhereIwillmeetwithyou,tospeaktoyouthere.43 ThereIwillmeetwiththepeopleofIsrael,anditshallbefsanctifiedbymyglory.44 Iwillconsecratethetentofmeetingandthealtar.gAaronalsoandhissonsIwillconsecratetoservemeaspriests.45 hIwilldwellamongthepeopleofIsraelandwillbetheirGod.46 AndtheyshallknowthatiIamtheLordtheirGod,whobroughtthemoutofthelandofEgyptthatImightdwellamongthem.IamtheLordtheirGod.

The Altar of Incense

30 jYoushallmakekanaltaronwhichtoburnincense;youshallmakeitofacaciawood.Acubit1shallbeitslength,andacubititsbreadth.Itshallbesquare,andtwocubitsshallbeitsheight.lItshornsshallbeofonepiecewithit.Youshallmoverlayitwithpuregold,itstopandarounditssidesanditshorns.Andyoushallmakeamoldingofgoldaroundit.Andyoushallmaketwogoldenringsforit.Underitsmoldingontwooppositesidesofityoushallmakethem,andtheyshallbenholdersforpoleswithwhichtocarryit.Youshallmakethepolesofacaciawoodandoverlaythemwithgold.Andyoushallputitinfrontoftheveilthatisabovethearkofthetestimony,infrontoftheomercyseatthatisabovethetestimony,whereIwillmeetwithyou.AndAaronshallpburnfragrantincenseonit.Everymorningwhenheqdressesthelampsheshallburnit,andwhenAaronsetsupthelampsattwilight,heshallburnit,aregularincenseofferingbeforetheLordthroughoutyourgenerations.Youshallnotofferrunauthorizedincenseonit,oraburntoffering,oragrainoffering,andyoushallnotpouradrinkofferingonit.10 sAaronshallmakeatonementonitshornsonceayear.Withthebloodofthetsinofferingofatonementheshallmakeatonementforitonceintheyearthroughoutyourgenerations.ItismostholytotheLord.

The Census Tax

11 TheLordsaidtoMoses,12 uWhenyoutakethecensusofthepeopleofIsrael,theneachshallgivevaransomforhislifetotheLordwhenyounumberthem,thattherebenoplagueamongthemwhenyounumberthem.13 Eachonewhoisnumberedinthecensusshallgivethis:halfashekel2accordingtothewshekelofthesanctuary(thexshekelistwentygerahs),3yhalfashekelasanofferingtotheLord.14 Everyonewhoisnumberedinthecensus,fromtwentyyearsoldandupward,shallgivetheLord’soffering.15 Therichshallnotgivemore,andthepoorshallnotgiveless,thanythehalfshekel,whenyougivetheLord’sofferingtomakeatonementforyourlives.16 YoushalltaketheatonementmoneyfromthepeopleofIsraelandshallzgiveitfortheserviceofthetentofmeeting,thatitmaybringthepeopleofIsraeltoaremembrancebeforetheLord,soastomakeatonementforyourlives.

The Bronze Basin

17 TheLordsaidtoMoses,18 Youshallalsomakeabbasinofbronze,withitsstandofbronze,forwashing.bYoushallputitbetweenthetentofmeetingandthealtar,andyoushallputwaterinit,19 withwhichAaronandhissonscshallwashtheirhandsandtheirfeet.20 Whentheygointothetentofmeeting,orwhentheycomenearthealtartominister,toburnafoodoffering4totheLord,theyshallwashwithwater,sothattheymaynotdie.21 Theyshallwashtheirhandsandtheirfeet,sothattheymaynotdie.Itshalldbeastatuteforevertothem,eventohimandtohisoffspringthroughouttheirgenerations.

The Anointing Oil and Incense

22 TheLordsaidtoMoses,23 Taketheefinestspices:ofliquidmyrrh500shekels,andofsweet-smellingcinnamonhalfasmuch,thatis,250,and250offaromaticcane,24 and500ofcassia,accordingtotheshekelofthesanctuary,andaghin5ofoliveoil.25 Andyoushallmakeoftheseasacredanointingoilblendedasbythehperfumer;itshallbeaiholyanointingoil.26 jWithityoushallanointthetentofmeetingandthearkofthetestimony,27 andthetableandallitsutensils,andthelampstandanditsutensils,andthealtarofincense,28 andthealtarofburntofferingwithallitsutensilsandthekbasinanditsstand.29 Youshallconsecratethem,thattheymaybemostholy.lWhatevertouchesthemwillbecomeholy.30 mYoushallanointAaronandhissons,andconsecratethem,thattheymayservemeaspriests.31 AndyoushallsaytothepeopleofIsrael,Thisshallbemyholyanointingoilthroughoutyourgenerations.32 Itshallnotbepouredonthebodyofanordinaryperson,andyoushallmakenootherlikeitincomposition.nItisholy,anditshallbeholytoyou.33 oWhoevercompoundsanylikeitorwhoeverputsanyofitonanoutsidershallbecutofffromhispeople.

34 TheLordsaidtoMoses,pTakesweetspices,stacte,andonycha,andgalbanum,sweetspiceswithpurefrankincense(ofeachshalltherebeanequalpart),35 andmakeanqincenseblendedasbytherperfumer,sseasonedwithsalt,pureandholy.36 Youshallbeatsomeofitverysmall,andputpartofitbeforethetestimonyinthetentofmeetingtwhereIshallmeetwithyou.uItshallbemostholyforyou.37 Andtheincensethatyoushallmakevaccordingtoitscomposition,youshallnotmakeforyourselves.ItshallbeforyouholytotheLord.38 wWhoevermakesanylikeittouseasperfumeshallbecutofffromhispeople.

Oholiab and Bezalel

31 TheLordsaidtoMoses,See,IhavecalledbynamexBezalelthesonofUri,sonofyHur,ofthetribeofJudah,andIhavezfilledhimwiththeSpiritofGod,withabilityandintelligence,withknowledgeandallcraftsmanship,todeviseartisticdesigns,toworkingold,silver,andbronze,incuttingstonesforsetting,andincarvingwood,toworkineverycraft.Andbehold,IhaveappointedwithhimaOholiab,thesonofAhisamach,ofthetribeofDan.AndIhavegiventoallablemenbability,thattheymaymakeallthatIhavecommandedyou:cthetentofmeeting,anddthearkofthetestimony,andethemercyseatthatisonit,andallthefurnishingsofthetent,fthetableanditsutensils,andgthepurelampstandwithallitsutensils,andhthealtarofincense,andithealtarofburntofferingwithallitsutensils,andjthebasinanditsstand,10 andkthefinelyworkedgarments,1theholygarmentsforAaronthepriestandthegarmentsofhissons,fortheirserviceaspriests,11 andltheanointingoilandthefragrantmincensefortheHolyPlace.AccordingtoallthatIhavecommandedyou,theyshalldo.

The Sabbath

12 AndtheLordsaidtoMoses,13 YouaretospeaktothepeopleofIsraelandsay,AboveallyoushallkeepmySabbaths,forthisisasignbetweenmeandyouthroughoutyourgenerations,thatyoumayknowthatI,theLord,sanctifyyou.14 YoushallkeeptheSabbath,becauseitisholyforyou.Everyonewhoprofanesitshallbeputtodeath.nWhoeverdoesanyworkonit,thatsoulshallbecutofffromamonghispeople.15 oSixdaysshallworkbedone,butptheseventhdayisaSabbathofsolemnrest,holytotheLord.nWhoeverdoesanyworkontheSabbathdayshallbeputtodeath.16 ThereforethepeopleofIsraelshallkeeptheSabbath,observingtheSabbaththroughouttheirgenerations,asacovenantforever.17 qItisasignforeverbetweenmeandthepeopleofIsraelthatrinsixdaystheLordmadetheheavensandtheearth,andsontheseventhdayherestedandwasrefreshed.

18 AndhegavetoMoses,whenhehadfinishedspeakingwithhimonMountSinai,thettwotabletsofthetestimony,tabletsofstone,writtenwithuthefingerofGod.




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