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Exodus 30
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1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it.
1Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
2A 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.
2It must be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide, and three feet high. Its horns must be carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
3And 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.
3Overlay the top, all the sides, and the horns with pure gold, and put a gold molding all around it.
4And 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.
4Make two gold rings for the altar and attach them below the molding on opposite sides. These will hold the poles used to carry it.
5And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
5Make the poles out of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
6And 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.
6Place the altar in front of the curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, before the mercy seat that covers the Ten Commandments, where I will meet with you.
7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
7Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.
8He must also burn incense when he lights the lamps at twilight, so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for all generations to come.
9Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.
9Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, nor any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or drink offerings.
10And 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.
10Once a year, Aaron must perform the ritual of purification on the horns of the altar. He will use the blood of the sin offering once every year for all generations. This altar is most holy to the LORD.
12When 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.
12When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each man must pay a ransom for his life to the LORD at the time he is counted. Then no plague will strike them when you register them.
13This 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.
13Each person who is counted must give half a shekel, based on the silver shekel used in the sanctuary (which weighs twenty gerahs). This half-shekel is a gift to the LORD.
14Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Jehovah.
14Everyone who is twenty years old or older and is counted must give this offering to the LORD.
15The 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.
15The rich must not give more than half a shekel and the poor must not give less, when giving this offering to the LORD to make atonement for your lives.
16And 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.
16Collect this atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the Tent of Meeting. It will be a reminder for the Israelites before the LORD to make atonement for your lives.
18Thou 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.
18Make a bronze washbasin with a bronze stand. Place it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
19And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
19Aaron and his sons will use it to wash their hands and their feet.
20when 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.
20They must wash with water so they will not die whenever they go into the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to serve by presenting a food offering to the LORD.
21So 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.
21They must wash their hands and their feet so they do not die. This is a permanent law for Aaron and his descendants for all generations.
23Take 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,
23Collect choices spices: twelve and a half pounds of liquid myrrh, half that much—six and a quarter pounds—of fragrant cinnamon, six and a quarter pounds of fragrant cane,
24and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;
24and twelve and a half pounds of cassia, all weighed according to the sanctuary shekel. Also get four quarts of olive oil.
25and thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
25Mix these to make a holy anointing oil, a fragrant blend made by a skilled perfume maker. This will be the holy anointing oil.
26And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
26Use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Ark of the Covenant,
27and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
27the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its tools, the incense altar,
28and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.
28the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the washbasin and its stand.
29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
29Consecrate them so they will be most holy; anything that touches them will become holy.
30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
30Anoint Aaron and his sons, consecrating them so they may serve me as priests.
31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
31Tell the Israelites, 'This will be my holy anointing oil for all generations.'
32Upon 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.
32Do not pour it on the skin of ordinary people, and do not make any other oil with this same formula. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy.
33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.
33Anyone who makes a blend like it or puts it on anyone who is not a priest must be cut off from their people.
34And 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;
34The LORD said to Moses, 'Gather fragrant spices—stacte, onycha, and galbanum—and mix these sweet spices with pure frankincense in equal amounts.
35and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
35Make it into a fragrant incense, the work of a professional perfume maker, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
36and 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.
36Grind some of it into a very fine powder and place it in front of the Ark of the Covenant in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be most holy to you.