1 “ Make an altar for burning special perfume. Make it of acacia wood.

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it.

2 I t will be as long and as wide as a man’s arm and as high as a man’s waist. Its horns will be of one piece with it.

A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.

3 C over its top, all its sides and its horns with pure gold. And make a piece of gold to go around it.

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

4 T hen make two gold rings for the altar to put under this piece. Put one on each side of the altar so it can hold the long pieces of wood used for carrying it.

And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof; upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

5 M ake the long pieces of acacia wood and cover them with gold.

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 P ut this altar in front of the curtain that is by the box of the Law, in front of the mercy-seat that is over the box of the Law. There I will meet with you.

And thou shalt 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 thee.

7 A aron will burn special perfume on it every morning when he takes care of the lamps.

And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.

8 A nd when Aaron takes care of the lamps in the evening, he will burn special perfume. There will be a burning of special perfume before the Lord for all your people for all time.

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.

9 D o not give upon this altar any perfume, burnt gift or grain gift that is not holy. And do not pour out a drink gift on it.

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.

10 O nce a year Aaron will give a gift for sin on its horns to take away sin. He will give the blood of the sin gift to make it holy once a year for all your people for all time. It is most holy to the Lord.” Tax for the Meeting Tent

And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year; with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto Jehovah.

11 T he Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

12 “ When you number the people of Israel, each one of them will pay a price for his life to the Lord. Then no trouble will come upon them when you number them.

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to those that are numbered of them, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto Jehovah, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

13 E very one who is numbered will give one piece of silver, by the weight decided upon for the holy place. One piece of silver will be a gift to the Lord.

This they shall give, every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary; (the shekel is twenty gerahs;) half a shekel for an offering to Jehovah.

14 E very one who is numbered, twenty years old and older, will give the gift to the Lord.

Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Jehovah.

15 T he rich will not pay more and the poor will not pay less than one piece of silver. It will be a gift to the Lord so you will be forgiven of sin.

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

16 R eceive this money from the people of Israel and use it for the work of the meeting tent. Then it will be remembered before the Lord that the people of Israel gave a gift to take away their sin of being numbered.” The Pot of Brass for Washing

And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.

17 T he Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

18 “ Make a pot of brass for washing. Make its base of brass also. Put it between the meeting tent and the altar, and put water in it.

Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash. And thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

19 A aron and his sons will wash their hands and feet with water from it.

And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

20 W hen they go into the meeting tent, they will wash with water, so they will not die. And they will wash when they go near the altar to give a gift made by fire to the Lord.

when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

21 T hey will wash their hands and their feet, so they will not die. It will always be a law for Aaron and his children forever.” The Holy Oil for Pouring

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

22 T he Lord said to Moses,

Moreover Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

23 “ Take the best spices: a heavy weight of flowing myrrh, half that weight of sweet-smelling cinnamon and of sweet-smelling cane,

Take thou also unto thee the chief spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,

24 a nd a heavy weight of cassia, the weight decided upon by the holy place, and a large jar of olive oil.

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

25 M ix these to make a holy oil for holy use, mixed like perfume made by an able workman. It will be a holy oil for holy use.

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

26 P our it on the meeting tent and the box of the Law,

And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

27 t he table and all its objects, the lamp-stand and all its objects, the altar of special perfume,

and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,

28 t he altar of burnt gifts and all its objects, and the washing pot and its base.

and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.

29 S et them apart so they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will be holy.

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

30 P our oil on Aaron and his sons. Set them apart so they may serve as religious leaders for Me.

And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

31 S ay to the people of Israel, ‘This will be a holy oil to Me for all your people for all time.

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

32 I t will not be poured on the flesh of man. And you will not mix any like it. It is holy. It will be holy to you.

Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

33 W hoever mixes any like it, or puts any of it on a man who is not a religious leader, will be cut off from his people.’”

Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

34 T he Lord said to Moses, “Take sweet spices, stacte, onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense. Take the same amount of each.

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight;

35 M ix them to make a special perfume, salted, pure and holy, the work of an able workman.

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

36 B eat some of it very fine. And put some of it in front of the special box of the agreement in the meeting tent, where I will meet with you. It will be most holy to you.

and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

37 D o not mix this special perfume in the same way for yourselves. It will be holy for you to the Lord.

And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for Jehovah.

38 W hoever makes any like it to use as perfume will be cut off from his people.”

Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.