1 “ Moreover, you shall make an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

“You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

2 I ts length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.

Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

3 Y ou shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it.

You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.

4 Y ou shall make two gold rings for it under its molding; you shall make them on its two side walls—on opposite sides—and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it.

You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.

5 Y ou shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 Y ou shall put this altar in front of the veil that is near the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you.

You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you.

7 A aron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.

8 W hen Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.

9 Y ou shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.

10 A aron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to Yahweh.”

11 T he Lord also spoke to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

12 “ When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

“When you take a census of the children of Israel, according to those who are numbered among them, then each man shall give a ransom for his soul to Yahweh, when you number them; that there be no plague among them when you number them.

13 T his is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary ( the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the Lord.

They shall give this, everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs ); half a shekel for an offering to Yahweh.

14 E veryone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the Lord.

Everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to Yahweh.

15 T he rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.

16 Y ou shall take the atonement money from the sons of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the sons of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves.”

You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the Tent of Meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.”

17 T he Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

18 “ You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

“You shall also make a basin of brass, and its base of brass, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

19 A aron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it;

Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.

20 w hen they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, so that they will not die; or when they approach the altar to minister, by offering up in smoke a fire sacrifice to the Lord.

When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they not die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

21 S o they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.” The Anointing Oil

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die: and it shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.”

22 M oreover, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

23 “ Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,

“Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;

24 a nd of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil.

25 Y ou shall make of these a holy anointing oil, a perfume mixture, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

You shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.

26 W ith it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the testimony,

27 a nd the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense,

28 a nd the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand.

the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base.

29 Y ou shall also consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them shall be holy.

You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

30 Y ou shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister as priests to Me.

You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.

31 Y ou shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.

You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.

32 I t shall not be poured on anyone’s body, nor shall you make any like it in the same proportions; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.

It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you.

33 W hoever shall mix any like it or whoever puts any of it on a layman shall be cut off from his people.’” The Incense

Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’”

34 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each.

Yahweh said to Moses, “Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: there shall be an equal weight of each;

35 W ith it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.

and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:

36 Y ou shall beat some of it very fine, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I will meet with you; it shall be most holy to you.

and you shall beat some of it very small, and put some of it before the testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be to you most holy.

37 T he incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the Lord.

The incense which you shall make, according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.

38 W hoever shall make any like it, to use as perfume, shall be cut off from his people.”

Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.”