Exodus 27

The Altar

1 “You are to make thet altar of acacia wood, seven feet six inches long,t and seven feet six inches wide; the altar is to be square,t and its height is to bet four feet six inches.2 You are to make its four hornss on its four corners; its horns will be part of it,s and you are to overlay it with bronze.3 You are to make its pots for the ashes,s its shovels, its tossing bowls,s its meat hooks, and its fire pans – you are to make allt its utensils of bronze.4 You are to make a gratingt for it, a network of bronze, and you are to make on the network four bronze rings on its four corners.5 You are to put it under the ledge of the altar below, so that the network will comet halfway up the altar.t6 You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze.7 The poles are to be putt into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it.t

8 You are to make the altar hollow, out of boards. Just as it was shown yout on the mountain, so they must make it.ts

The Courtyard

9 “You are to make the courtyardt of the tabernacle. For the south sidet there are to be hangingst for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long for one side,s10 witht twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver.11 Likewiset for its length on the north side, there are to bet hangings for one hundred fifty feet, with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bandss on the posts.12 The width of the court on the west side is to be seventy-five feet with hangings, with their ten posts and their ten bases.13 The width of the court on the east side, toward the sunrise, is to be seventy-five feet.14 The hangings on one sidet of the gate are to bet twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases.15 On the second sidet there are to bet hangings twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases.16 For the gate of the courtyard there is to be a curtain of thirty feet, of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer, with four posts and their four bases.17 All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands;t their hooks are to bet silver, and their bases bronze.18 The length of the courtyard is to be one hundred fifty feett and the width seventy-five feet,t and the height of the fine twisted linen hangingst is to bet seven and a half feet, with their bronze bases.

19 Allt the utensils of the tabernacle usedt in all its service, all its tent pegs, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze.s

Offering the Oil

20 “You are to command the Israelites that they bringt to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lampst will burnt regularly.s

21 In the tent of meetingt outside the curtain that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to arrange it from evenings to morning before the Lord. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for generations to come.s

Exodus 28

The Clothing of the Priests

1 s “And you, bring neart to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priestst – Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.2 You must make holy garmentss for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty.t3 Yout are to speak to all who are specially skilled,t whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom,s so that they may maket Aaron’s garments to set him apartt to minister as my priest.4 Now these are the garments that they are to make: a breastpiece,s an ephod,s a robe, a fittedt tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may minister as my priests.

5 The artisanst are to uset the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.
6 “They are to make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, the work of an artistic designer.7 It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be joined together.t

8 The artistically woven waistbandt of the ephod that is on it is to be like it, of one piece with the ephod,t of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
9 “You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,t10 sixt of their names on one stone, and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to the order of their birth.t11 You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal;s you are to have them sett in gold filigreet settings.12 You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for a memorial.s13 You are to make filigree settings of gold

14 and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.
15 “You are to make a breastpiece for use in making decisions,t the work of an artistic designer; you are to make it in the same fashion as the ephod; you are to make it of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.16 It is to be squaret whent doubled, nine inchest long and nine inches wide.17 You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl – the first row;18 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;19 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper.s They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.

21 The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number oft their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be liket the engravings of a seal.
22 “You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold,23 and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attacht the two rings to the uppert two ends of the breastpiece.24 You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;25 the othert two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach themt to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it.26 You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the othert two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod.27 You are to make two moret gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod.28 They are to tie the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it may be above the waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece will not be loose from the ephod.

29 Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his hearts when he goes into the holy place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.

30 “You are to put the Urim and the Thummims into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. Aaron is to bear the decisionst of the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually.
31 “You are to make the robet of the ephod completely blue.32 There is to be an openingt in its topt in the center of it, with an edge all around the opening, the work of a weaver,t like the opening of a collar,t so that it cannot be torn.t33 You are to make pomegranatess of blue, purple, and scarlet all around its hemt and bells of gold between them all around.34 The pattern is to bet a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe.

35 The robet is to be on Aaron as he ministers,t and his sound will be heards when he enters the Holy Place before the Lord and when he leaves, so that he does not die.
36 “You are to make a platet of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved:t “Holiness to the Lord.”s37 You are to attach to it a blue cord so that it will bet on the turban; it is to bet on the front of the turban,38 It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things,t which the Israelites are to sanctify by all their holy gifts;t it will always be on his forehead, for their acceptancet before the Lord.

39 You are to weavet the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash the work of an embroiderer.

40 “For Aaron’s sons you are to make tunics, sashes, and headbandss for glory and for beauty.
41 “You are to clothe them – your brother Aaron and his sons with him – and anoint thems and ordain themt and set them apart as holy,t so that they may minister as my priests.42 Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies;t they must covert from the waist to the thighs.

43 These must be on Aaron and his sons when they entert to the tent of meeting, or when they approacht the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die.t It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendantst after him.s

Exodus 29

The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons

1 s “Now this is whatt you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a youngt bull and two rams without blemish;t2 ands bread made without yeast, and perforated cakes without yeast mixed with oil, and wafers without yeast spreadt with oil – you are to make them usingt fine wheat flour.

3 You are to put them in one basket and presentt them in the basket, along witht the bull and the two rams.
4 “You are to presentt Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to washs them with water5 and take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic,t the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastpiece; you are to fasten the ephod on him by using the skillfully woven waistband.t6 You are to put the turban on his head and put the holy diadems on the turban.7 You are to take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.s8 You are to present his sons and clothe them with tunics

9 and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sonss and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecratet Aaron and his sons.
10 “You are to present the bull at the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to putt their hands on the heads of the bull.11 You are to kill the bull before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting12 and take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altars with your finger; all the rest oft the blood you are to pour out at the base of the altar.13 You are to take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobet that is above the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn themts on the altar.14 But the meat of the bull, its skin, and its dung you are to burn upt outside the camp.s It is the purification offering.s15 “You are to take one ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head,16 and you are to kill the ram and take its blood and splash it all around on the altar.17 Then you are to cut the ram into pieces and wash the entrails and its legs and put them on its pieces and on its head

18 and burnt the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offerings to the Lord, a soothing aroma; it is an offering made by firet to the Lord.s
19 “You are to take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on the ram’s head,20 and you are to kill the ram and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot,s and then splash the blood all around on the altar.

21 You are to take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle itt on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on his sons’ garments with him, so that he may be holy,t he and his garments along with his sons and his sons’ garments.
22 “You are to take from the ram the fat, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the lobet of the liver, the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh – for it is the ram for consecrationt –23 and one round flat cake of bread, one perforated cake of oiled bread, and one wafer from the basket of bread made without yeast that is before the Lord.24 You are to put all theset in Aaron’s handst and in his sons’ hands, and you are to wave them as a wave offeringt before the Lord.25 Then you are to take them from their hands and burnt themt on the altar for a burnt offering, for a soothing aroma before the Lord. It is an offering made by fire to the Lord.26 You are to take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s consecration; you are to wave it as a wave offering before the Lord, and it is to be your share.27 You are to sanctify the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution,s which were waved and lifted up as a contribution from the ram of consecration, from what belongs to Aaron and to his sons.

28 It is to belong to Aaron and to his sons from the Israelites, by a perpetual ordinance, for it is a contribution. It is to be a contribution from the Israelites from their peace offerings, their contribution to the Lord.
29 “The holy garments that belong to Aaron are to belong to his sons after him, so that they may be anointedt in them and consecratedt in them.

30 The priest who succeeds himt from his sons, when he first comest to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, is to wear them for seven days.t
31 “You are to take the ram of the consecration and cookt its meat in a holy place.s32 Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that was in the basket at the entrance of the tent of meeting.33 They are to eat those things by which atonement was madet to consecrate and to set them apart, but no one elset may eat them, for they are holy.

34 If any of the meat from the consecration offeringst or any of the bread is left overt until morning, then you are to burn upt what is left over. It must not be eaten,t because it is holy.
35 “Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate themt fort seven days.36 Every day you are to prepare a bull for a purification offeringt for atonement.s You are to purget the altar by making atonementt for it, and you are to anoint it to set it apart as holy.

37 For seven dayst you are to make atonement for the altar and set it apart as holy. Then the altar will be most holy.t Anything that touches the altar will be holy.s
38 “Now this is what you are to preparet on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old.39 The first lamb you are to prepare in the morning, and the second lamb you are to prepare around sundown.t40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephaht of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hint of oil from pressed olives, and a fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

41 The second lamb you are to offer around sundown; you are to prepare for it the same meal offering as for the morning and the same drink offering, for a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the Lord.
42 “This will be a regulart burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meett with you to speak to you there.

43 There I will meett with the Israelites, and it will be set apart as holy by my glory.ts
44 “So I will set apart as holyt the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons, that they may minister as priests to me.45 I will residet among the Israelites, and I will be their God,

46 and they will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, so that I may reside among them. I am the Lord their God.