The Incense Altar
1 “You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.
2 It must be square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide;it must be 36 inches high.Its horns must be of one piece.
3 Overlay its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold; make a gold molding all around it.
4 Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.
5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
6 “You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony — in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony — where I will meet with you.
7 Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps.
8 When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before theLordthroughout your generations.
9 You must not offer unauthorized incense on it,or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.
10 “Once a year Aaron is to perform the purification riteon the horns of the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the purification riteforit once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement.The altar is especially holy to theLord.”
The Atonement Money
11 TheLordspoke to Moses:
12 “When you take a censusof the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransomfor himself to theLordas they are registered. Then no plaguewill come on them as they are registered.
13 Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekelaccording to the sanctuary shekel (20gerahsto the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to theLord.
14 Each man who is registered, 20 years old or more, must give this contribution to theLord.
15 The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give lessthan half a shekel when giving the contribution to theLordto atone foryour lives.
16 Take the atonement moneyfrom the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before theLordto atone foryour lives.”
The Bronze Basin
17 TheLordspoke to Moses:
18 “Make a bronze basinfor washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
19 Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin.
20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning up an offering to theLord, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
21 They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statutefor them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”
The Anointing Oil
22 TheLordspoke to Moses:
23 “Take for yourself the finest spices:12 1/2 poundsof liquid myrrh, half as much (6 1/4 pounds) of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1/4 poundsof fragrant cane,
24 12 1/2 poundsof cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and one gallonof olive oil.
25 Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.
26 “With it you are to anointthe tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,
27 the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense,
28 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
29 Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated.
30 Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecratethem to serve Me as priests.
31 “Tell the Israelites: This will be My holy anointing oil throughout your generations.
32 It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person’s body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.
33 Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut offfrom his people.”
The Sacred Incense
34 TheLordsaid to Moses: “Take fragrant spices: stacte, onycha, and galbanum; the spices and pure frankincense are to be in equal measures.
35 Prepare expertly blended incense from these; it is to be seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
36 Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holyto you.
37 As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as sacred to theLord.
38 Anyone who makes something like it to smell its fragrance must be cut off from his people.”
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