Exodus 30

The Altar of Incense

1 "You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.2 A cubitt shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth. It shall be square, and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.3 You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And you shall make a molding of gold around it.4 And you shall make two golden rings for it. Under its molding on two opposite sides of it you shall make them, and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it.5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.6 And you shall put it in front of the veil that is above the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is above the testimony, where I will meet with you.7 And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it,8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn it, a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.9 You shall not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and you shall not pour a drink offering on it.10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year. With the blood of the sin offering of atonement he shall make atonement for it once in the year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord."

The Census Tax

11 The Lord said to Moses,12 "When you take the census of the people of Israel, then each shall give a ransom for his life to the Lord when you number them, that there be no plague among them when you number them.13 Each one who is numbered in the census shall give this: half a shekelt according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),t half a shekel as an offering to the Lord.14 Everyone who is numbered in the census, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord's offering.15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord's offering to make atonement for your lives.16 You shall take the atonement money from the people of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may bring the people of Israel to remembrance before the Lord, so as to make atonement for your lives."

The Bronze Basin

17 The Lord said to Moses,18 "You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it,19 with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet.20 When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offeringt to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die.21 They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations."

The Anointing Oil and Incense

22 The Lord said to Moses,23 "Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane,24 and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hint of olive oil.25 And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.26 With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the basin and its stand.29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests.31 And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.32 It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.33 Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'"

34 The Lord said to Moses, "Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part),35 and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.36 You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I shall meet with you. It shall be most holy for you.37 And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the Lord.38 Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people."

Exodus 30

1 “You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.2 Its length shall be a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.3 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 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 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.6 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 Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.8 When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.9 You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.

10 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 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,12 “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 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 Everyone who passes over to those who are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to Yahweh.15 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 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 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,18 “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 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.20 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 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 Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,23 “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 and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil.25 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 You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the testimony,27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,28 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base.29 You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.31 You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.32 It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, neither shall you make any like it, according to its composition: it is holy. It shall be holy to you.

33 Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’”
34 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 and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:36 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 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 Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.”