2 a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof square shall it be; and two cubits its height; of itself shall be its horns.DBY — Exodus 30:2

3 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 upon it a border of gold round about.DBY — Exodus 30:3

4 And two rings of gold shalt thou make for it under its border; by its two corners shalt thou make [them], on the two sides thereof; and they shall be for receptacles for the staves, with which to carry it.DBY — Exodus 30:4

5 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.DBY — Exodus 30:5

6 And thou shalt put it in front of the veil which is before the ark of the testimony in front of the mercy-seat which is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.DBY — Exodus 30:6

7 And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense.DBY — Exodus 30:7

8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps between the two evenings, he shall burn the incense a continual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations.DBY — Exodus 30:8

9 Ye shall offer up no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor oblation; neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon.DBY — Exodus 30:9

10 And Aaron shall make atonement for its horns once in the year: with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement shall he make atonement for it, once in the year, throughout your generations: it is most holy to Jehovah.DBY — Exodus 30:10

11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,DBY — Exodus 30:11

12 When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to those of them that are numbered, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to Jehovah on their being numbered, that there be no plague among them on their being numbered.DBY — Exodus 30:12

13 This shall they give every one that passeth among them that are numbered half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs the shekel; a half shekel shall be the heave-offering for Jehovah.DBY — Exodus 30:13

14 Every one that passeth among those that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give the heave-offering of Jehovah.DBY — Exodus 30:14

15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.DBY — Exodus 30:15

16 And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of Israel, and devote it to the service of the tent of meeting; and it shall be a memorial to the children of Israel before Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.DBY — Exodus 30:16

17 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,DBY — Exodus 30:17

18 Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.DBY — Exodus 30:18

19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet out of it.DBY — Exodus 30:19

20 When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah.DBY — Exodus 30:20

21 And they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die; and it shall be an everlasting statute for them, for him and for his seed throughout their generations.DBY — Exodus 30:21

22 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,DBY — Exodus 30:22

23 And thou, take best spices of liquid myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon the half two hundred and fifty, and of sweet myrtle two hundred and fifty,DBY — Exodus 30:23

24 and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;DBY — Exodus 30:24

25 and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil.DBY — Exodus 30:25

26 And thou shalt anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,DBY — Exodus 30:26

27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lamp-stand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,DBY — Exodus 30:27

28 and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand.DBY — Exodus 30:28

29 And thou shalt hallow them, that they may be most holy: whatever toucheth them shall be holy.DBY — Exodus 30:29

30 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt anoint, and shalt hallow them, that they may serve me as priests.DBY — Exodus 30:30

31 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, A holy anointing oil shall this be unto me throughout your generations.DBY — Exodus 30:31

32 Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make [any] like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy holy shall it be unto you.DBY — Exodus 30:32

33 Whoever compoundeth [any] like it, or whoever putteth [any] of it upon any strange thing, shall be cut off from his peoples.DBY — Exodus 30:33

34 And Jehovah said to Moses, Take fragrant drugs stacte, and onycha, and galbanum fragrant drugs and pure frankincense; in like proportions shall it be.DBY — Exodus 30:34

35 And thou shalt make it into incense, a perfume, after the work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy.DBY — Exodus 30:35

36 And thou shalt beat [some] of it to powder, and put [some] of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.DBY — Exodus 30:36

37 And the incense that thou shalt make, ye shall not make for yourselves according to the proportions of it; it shall be unto thee holy to Jehovah.DBY — Exodus 30:37

38 Whoever maketh like unto it, to smell it, shall be cut off from his peoples.DBY — Exodus 30:38

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Exodus 31