1 Farás também um altar para queimares nele o incenso; de madeira de acácia o farás. 2 Terá um côvado de comprimento, e um de largura (será quadrado), e dois de altura; os chifres formarão uma só peça com ele. 3 De ouro puro o cobrirás, a parte superior, as paredes ao redor e os chifres; e lhe farás uma bordadura de ouro ao redor. 4 Também lhe farás duas argolas de ouro debaixo da bordadura; de ambos os lados as farás; nelas, se meterão os varais para se levar o altar. 5 De madeira de acácia farás os varais e os cobrirás de ouro. 6 Porás o altar defronte do véu que está diante da arca do Testemunho, diante do propiciatório que está sobre o Testemunho, onde me avistarei contigo. 7 Arão queimará sobre ele o incenso aromático; cada manhã, quando preparar as lâmpadas, o queimará. 8 Quando, ao crepúsculo da tarde, acender as lâmpadas, o queimará; será incenso contínuo perante o Senhor, pelas vossas gerações. 9 Não oferecereis sobre ele incenso estranho, nem holocausto, nem ofertas de manjares; nem tampouco derramareis libações sobre ele. 10 Uma vez no ano, Arão fará expiação sobre os chifres do altar com o sangue da oferta pelo pecado; uma vez no ano, fará expiação sobre ele, pelas vossas gerações; santíssimo é ao Senhor.

11 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: 12 Quando fizeres recenseamento dos filhos de Israel, cada um deles dará ao Senhor o resgate de si próprio, quando os contares; para que não haja entre eles praga nenhuma, quando os arrolares. 13 Todo aquele que passar ao arrolamento dará isto: metade de um siclo, segundo o siclo do santuário (este siclo é de vinte geras); a metade de um siclo é a oferta ao Senhor. 14 Qualquer que entrar no arrolamento, de vinte anos para cima, dará a oferta ao Senhor. 15 O rico não dará mais de meio siclo, nem o pobre, menos, quando derem a oferta ao Senhor, para fazerdes expiação pela vossa alma. 16 Tomarás o dinheiro das expiações dos filhos de Israel e o darás ao serviço da tenda da congregação; e será para memória aos filhos de Israel diante do Senhor, para fazerdes expiação pela vossa alma.

17 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: 18 Farás também uma bacia de bronze com o seu suporte de bronze, para lavar. Pô-la-ás entre a tenda da congregação e o altar e deitarás água nela. 19 Nela, Arão e seus filhos lavarão as mãos e os pés. 20 Quando entrarem na tenda da congregação, lavar-se-ão com água, para que não morram; ou quando se chegarem ao altar para ministrar, para acender a oferta queimada ao Senhor. 21 Lavarão, pois, as mãos e os pés, para que não morram; e isto lhes será por estatuto perpétuo, a ele e à sua posteridade, através de suas gerações.

22 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: 23 Tu, pois, toma das mais excelentes especiarias: de mirra fluida quinhentos siclos, de cinamomo odoroso a metade, a saber, duzentos e cinquenta siclos, e de cálamo aromático duzentos e cinquenta siclos, 24 e de cássia quinhentos siclos, segundo o siclo do santuário, e de azeite de oliveira um him. 25 Disto farás o óleo sagrado para a unção, o perfume composto segundo a arte do perfumista; este será o óleo sagrado da unção. 26 Com ele ungirás a tenda da congregação, e a arca do Testemunho, 27 e a mesa com todos os seus utensílios, e o candelabro com os seus utensílios, e o altar do incenso, 28 e o altar do holocausto com todos os utensílios, e a bacia com o seu suporte. 29 Assim consagrarás estas coisas, para que sejam santíssimas; tudo o que tocar nelas será santo. 30 Também ungirás Arão e seus filhos e os consagrarás para que me oficiem como sacerdotes. 31 Dirás aos filhos de Israel: Este me será o óleo sagrado da unção nas vossas gerações. 32 Não se ungirá com ele o corpo do homem que não seja sacerdote, nem fareis outro semelhante, da mesma composição; é santo e será santo para vós outros. 33 Qualquer que compuser óleo igual a este ou dele puser sobre um estranho será eliminado do seu povo.

34 Disse mais o Senhor a Moisés: Toma substâncias odoríferas, estoraque, ônica e gálbano; estes arômatas com incenso puro, cada um de igual peso; 35 e disto farás incenso, perfume segundo a arte do perfumista, temperado com sal, puro e santo. 36 Uma parte dele reduzirás a pó e o porás diante do Testemunho na tenda da congregação, onde me avistarei contigo; será para vós outros santíssimo. 37 Porém o incenso que fareis, segundo a composição deste, não o fareis para vós mesmos; santo será para o Senhor. 38 Quem fizer tal como este para o cheirar será eliminado do seu povo.

1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it. 2 A 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. 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 unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And 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. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And 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. 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it. 8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon. 10 And 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.

11 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When 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. 13 This 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. 14 Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of Jehovah. 15 The 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. 16 And 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.

17 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou 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. 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20 when 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. 21 So 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.

22 Moreover Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take 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, 24 and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin. 25 And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, 27 and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense, 28 and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon 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. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.

34 And 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; 35 and thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy: 36 and 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. 37 And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for Jehovah. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.

1 "Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.

2 It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high "—its horns of one piece with it.

3 Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

4 Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding —two on each of the opposite sides —to hold the poles used to carry it.

5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law —before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law —where I will meet with you.

7 "Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.

8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for the generations to come.

9 Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.

10 Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering "for the generations to come. It is most holy to the LORD."

11 Then the LORD said to Moses,

12 "When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the LORD a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them.

13 Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, "according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.

14 All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the LORD.

15 The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives.

16 Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD, making atonement for your lives."

17 Then the LORD said to Moses,

18 "Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

19 Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it.

20 Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD,

21 they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come."

22 Then the LORD said to Moses,

23 "Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels "of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels "of fragrant calamus,

24 500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel —and a hin "of olive oil.

25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil.

26 Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,

27 the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,

28 the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.

30 "Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.

31 Say to the Israelites, 'This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

32 Do not pour it on anyone else's body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.

33 Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.'"

34 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take fragrant spices —gum resin, onycha and galbanum —and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts,

35 and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.

36 Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

37 Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the LORD.

38 Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people."