The Bronze Altar
27 “Youshallmakethenaltarofacaciawood,fivecubits1longandfivecubitsbroad.Thealtarshallbesquare,anditsheightshallbethreecubits.2 Andyoushallmakeohornsforitonitsfourcorners;itshornsshallbeofonepiecewithit,andpyoushalloverlayitwithbronze.3 Youshallmakepotsforittoreceiveitsashes,andshovelsandbasinsandqforksandfirepans.Youshallmakeallitsutensilsofbronze.4 Youshallalsomakeforitagrating,anetworkofbronze,andonthenetyoushallmakefourbronzeringsatitsfourcorners.5 Andyoushallsetitundertheledgeofthealtarsothatthenetextendshalfwaydownthealtar.6 Andyoushallmakepolesforthealtar,polesofacaciawood,andoverlaythemwithbronze.7 Andthepolesshallbeputthroughtherings,sothatthepolesareonthetwosidesofthealtarwhenitiscarried.8 Youshallmakeithollow,withboards.rAsithasbeenshownyouonthemountain,soshallitbemade.
The Court of the Tabernacle
9 s“Youshallmakethecourtofthetabernacle.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 u“YoushallcommandthepeopleofIsraelthattheybringtoyoupurebeatenoliveoilforthelight,thatalampmayregularlybesetuptoburn.21 vInthetentofmeeting,woutsidetheveilthatisbeforethetestimony,AaronandhissonsshalltenditfromeveningtomorningbeforetheLord.ItshallbeastatuteforevertobeobservedthroughouttheirgenerationsbythepeopleofIsrael.
The Priests’ Garments
28 “ThenbringneartoyouxAaronyourbrother,andhissonswithhim,fromamongthepeopleofIsrael,toservemeaspriests—AaronandAaron’ssons,yNadabandAbihu,EleazarandIthamar.2 zAndyoushallmakeholygarmentsforAaronyourbrother,forgloryandforbeauty.3 Youshallspeaktoalltheaskillful,whomIhavefilledwithaspiritofskill,thattheymakeAaron’sgarmentstoconsecratehimformypriesthood.4 Thesearethegarmentsthattheyshallmake:abbreastpiece,ancephod,darobe,eacoatofcheckerwork,eaturban,andeasash.TheyshallmakeholygarmentsforAaronyourbrotherandhissonstoservemeaspriests.5 Theyshallreceivefgold,blueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andfinetwinedlinen.
6 g“Andtheyshallmaketheephodofgold,ofblueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andoffinetwinedlinen,skillfullyworked.7 Itshallhavetwoshoulderpiecesattachedtoitstwoedges,sothatitmaybejoinedtogether.8 Andthehskillfullywovenbandonitshallbemadelikeitandbeofonepiecewithit,ofgold,blueandpurpleandscarletyarns,andfinetwinedlinen.9 Youshalltaketwoonyxstones,andengraveonthemthenamesofthesonsofIsrael,10 sixoftheirnamesontheonestone,andthenamesoftheremainingsixontheotherstone,intheorderoftheirbirth.11 Asajewelerengravessignets,soshallyouengravethetwostoneswiththenamesofthesonsofIsrael.Youshallenclosetheminsettingsofgoldfiligree.12 Andyoushallsetthetwostonesontheshoulderpiecesoftheephod,asstonesofremembranceforthesonsofIsrael.AndiAaronshallbeartheirnamesbeforetheLordonhistwoshouldersjforremembrance.13 Youshallmakesettingsofgoldfiligree,14 andtwochainsofpuregold,twistedlikecords;andyoushallattachthecordedchainstothesettings.
15 k“Youshallmakeabreastpieceofjudgment,inskilledwork.Inthestyleoftheephodyoushallmakeit—ofgold,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 q“Youshallmaketherobeoftheephodallofblue.32 Itshallhaveanopeningfortheheadinthemiddleofit,withawovenbindingaroundtheopening,liketheopeninginagarment,3sothatitmaynottear.33 Onitshemyoushallmakepomegranatesofblueandpurpleandscarletyarns,arounditshem,withbellsofgoldbetweenthem,34 agoldenbellandapomegranate,agoldenbellandapomegranate,aroundthehemoftherobe.35 AnditshallbeonAaronwhenheministers,anditssoundshallbeheardwhenhegoesintotheHolyPlacebeforetheLord,andwhenhecomesout,sothathedoesnotdie.
36 “Youshallmakeraplateofpuregoldandengraveonit,liketheengravingofasignet,s‘HolytotheLord.’37 Andyoushallfastenitontheturbanbyacordofblue.Itshallbeonthefrontoftheturban.38 ItshallbeonAaron’sforehead,andAaronshalltbearanyguiltfromtheholythingsthatthepeopleofIsraelconsecrateastheirholygifts.Itshallregularlybeonhisforehead,thattheymaybeacceptedbeforetheLord.
39 “Youshallweavethecoatincheckerworkoffinelinen,andyoushallmakeaturbanoffinelinen,andyoushallmakeasashembroideredwithneedlework.
40 u“ForAaron’ssonsyoushallmakecoatsandsashesandcaps.Youshallmakethemvforgloryandbeauty.41 AndyoushallputthemonAaronyourbrother,andonhissonswithhim,andshallwanointthemandordainthemandxconsecratethem,thattheymayservemeaspriests.42 Youshallmakeforthemylinenundergarmentstocovertheirnakedflesh.Theyshallreachfromthehipstothethighs;43 andtheyshallbeonAaronandonhissonswhentheygointothetentofmeetingorwhentheycomenearthealtartoministerintheHolyPlace,lesttheyzbearguiltanddie.aThisshallbeastatuteforeverforhimandforhisoffspringafterhim.
Consecration of the Priests
29 “Nowthisiswhatyoushalldotothemtoconsecratethem,thattheymayservemeaspriests.bTakeonebulloftheherdandtworamswithoutblemish,2 candunleavenedbread,unleavenedcakesmixedwithoil,andunleavenedwaferssmearedwithoil.Youshallmakethemoffinewheatflour.3 Youshallputtheminonebasketandbringtheminthebasket,andbringthebullandthetworams.4 YoushallbringAaronandhissonstotheentranceofthetentofmeetinganddwashthemwithwater.5 Theneyoushalltakethegarments,andputonAaronthecoatandtherobeoftheephod,andtheephod,andthebreastpiece,andgirdhimwiththefskillfullywovenbandoftheephod.6 gAndyoushallsettheturbanonhisheadandputtheholycrownontheturban.7 Youshalltakehtheanointingoilandpouritonhisheadandanointhim.8 Thenyouishallbringhissonsandputcoatsonthem,9 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 w“Youshalltaketheotherram,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 j“Youshallmakekanaltaronwhichtoburnincense;youshallmakeitofacaciawood.2 Acubit1shallbeitslength,andacubititsbreadth.Itshallbesquare,andtwocubitsshallbeitsheight.lItshornsshallbeofonepiecewithit.3 Youshallmoverlayitwithpuregold,itstopandarounditssidesanditshorns.Andyoushallmakeamoldingofgoldaroundit.4 Andyoushallmaketwogoldenringsforit.Underitsmoldingontwooppositesidesofityoushallmakethem,andtheyshallbenholdersforpoleswithwhichtocarryit.5 Youshallmakethepolesofacaciawoodandoverlaythemwithgold.6 Andyoushallputitinfrontoftheveilthatisabovethearkofthetestimony,infrontoftheomercyseatthatisabovethetestimony,whereIwillmeetwithyou.7 AndAaronshallpburnfragrantincenseonit.Everymorningwhenheqdressesthelampsheshallburnit,8 andwhenAaronsetsupthelampsattwilight,heshallburnit,aregularincenseofferingbeforetheLordthroughoutyourgenerations.9 Youshallnotofferrunauthorizedincenseonit,oraburntoffering,oragrainoffering,andyoushallnotpouradrinkofferingonit.10 sAaronshallmakeatonementonitshornsonceayear.Withthebloodofthetsinofferingofatonementheshallmakeatonementforitonceintheyearthroughoutyourgenerations.ItismostholytotheLord.”
The Census Tax
11 TheLordsaidtoMoses,12 u“WhenyoutakethecensusofthepeopleofIsrael,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,p“Takesweetspices,stacte,andonycha,andgalbanum,sweetspiceswithpurefrankincense(ofeachshalltherebeanequalpart),35 andmakeanqincenseblendedasbytherperfumer,sseasonedwithsalt,pureandholy.36 Youshallbeatsomeofitverysmall,andputpartofitbeforethetestimonyinthetentofmeetingtwhereIshallmeetwithyou.uItshallbemostholyforyou.37 Andtheincensethatyoushallmakevaccordingtoitscomposition,youshallnotmakeforyourselves.ItshallbeforyouholytotheLord.38 wWhoevermakesanylikeittouseasperfumeshallbecutofffromhispeople.”
Oholiab and Bezalel
31 TheLordsaidtoMoses,2 “See,IhavecalledbynamexBezalelthesonofUri,sonofyHur,ofthetribeofJudah,3 andIhavezfilledhimwiththeSpiritofGod,withabilityandintelligence,withknowledgeandallcraftsmanship,4 todeviseartisticdesigns,toworkingold,silver,andbronze,5 incuttingstonesforsetting,andincarvingwood,toworkineverycraft.6 Andbehold,IhaveappointedwithhimaOholiab,thesonofAhisamach,ofthetribeofDan.AndIhavegiventoallablemenbability,thattheymaymakeallthatIhavecommandedyou:7 cthetentofmeeting,anddthearkofthetestimony,andethemercyseatthatisonit,andallthefurnishingsofthetent,8 fthetableanditsutensils,andgthepurelampstandwithallitsutensils,andhthealtarofincense,9 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.

