1 Thou shalt make also an Altar to burn incense, of the wood setim,
1 Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim wood.
2 having a cubit of length, and another of breadth, that is, four square, and two cubits in height. The horns shall proceed out of the same.
2 It shall be a cubit in length, and another in breadth, that is, four square, and two in height. Horns shall go out of the same.
3 And thou shalt plate it with the purest gold, as well the grate thereof, as the walls round about, and the horns. And thou shalt make to it a crown of gold round about,
3 And thou shalt overlay it with the purest gold, as well the grate thereof, as the walls round about and the horns. And thou shalt make to it a crown of gold round about,
4 and two golden rings under the crown on either side, that the bars may be put into them, and the Altar may be carried.
4 And two golden rings under the crown on either side, that the bars may be put into them, and the altar be carried.
5 The bars also themselves thou shalt make of the wood setim, and shalt plate them with gold.
5 And thou shalt make the bars also of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold.
6 And thou shalt set the Altar against the veil, that hangeth before the ark of the testimony before the propitiatory wherewith the testimony is covered, where I will speak to thee.
6 And thou shalt set the altar over against the veil, that hangeth before the ark of the testimony before the propitiatory wherewith the testimony is covered, where I will speak to thee.
7 And Aaron shall burn incense upon it, sweetly fragrant, in the morning. When he shall dress the lamps, he shall burn it:
7 And Aaron shall burn sweet smelling incense upon it in the morning. When he shall dress the lamps, he shall burn it:
8 and when he shall place them at even, he shall burn incense everlasting before the Lord through your generations.
8 And when he shall place them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.
9 You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor oblation, and victim, neither shall you offer libaments.
9 You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition nor oblation, and victim, neither shall you offer libations.
10 And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin, & shall pacify upon it in your generations. It shall be most Holy to the Lord.
10 And Aaron shall pray upon the horns thereof once a year, with the blood of that which was offered for sin; and shall make atonement upon it in your generations. It shall be most holy to the Lord.
11 And our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
12 When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to their number, every one of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, & there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.
12 ¹When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, everyone of them shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there shall be no scourge among them, when they shall be reckoned.
13 And this shall every one give that passeth to the naming, half a sicle according to the measure of the temple. A sicle hath twenty oboles. The half part of a sicle shall be offered to the Lord.
13 And this shall everyone give that passeth at the naming, half a sicle according to the standard of the temple. ²A sicle hath twenty obols. Half a sicle shall be offered to the Lord.
14 He that is accounted in the number, for twenty years and upward, shall give price.
14 He that is counted in the number from twenty years and upwards, shall give the price.
15 The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, & the poor man shall diminish nothing.
15 The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the poor man shall diminish nothing.
16 And the money being received, which was contributed of the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of testimony, that it may be a monument of them before the Lord, & he may be propitious to their souls.
16 And the money received, which was contributed by the children of Israel, thou shalt deliver unto the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may be merciful to their souls.
17 And our Lord spake to Moyses, saying:
17 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
18 Thou shalt make also a laver with his foot of brass, to wash in: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the Altar. And water being put into it,
18 Thou shalt make also a brazen laver with its foot to wash in: and thou shalt set it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And water being put into it:
19 Aaron and his sons shall wash therein their hands and feet,
19 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it:
20 when they are going into the tabernacle of testimony, and when they are to come unto the Altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,
20 When they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the Lord,
21 lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by succession.
21 Lest perhaps they die. It shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his seed by successions.
22 And our Lord spake to Moyses,
22 And the Lord spoke to Moses,
23 saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much, that is, two hundred fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred fifty,
23 Saying: Take spices, of principal and chosen myrrh five hundred sicles, and of cinnamon half so much; that is, two hundred and fifty sicles, of calamus in like manner two hundred and fifty,
24 and of cassia five hundred sicles after the weight of the Sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin:
24 And of cassia five hundred sicles by the weight of the sanctuary, of oil of olives the measure hin:
25 and thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded by the art of an unguentary,
25 And thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment compounded after the art of the perfumer,
26 and thereof thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of testimony, and the ark of the testament,
26 And therewith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony, and the ark of the testament,
27 and the table with the vessel thereof, the candlestick, and the furniture thereof, the Altars of incense,
27 And the table with the vessels thereof, the candlestick and furniture thereof, the altars of incense,
28 and of holocaust, and all the furniture that pertaineth to the service of them.
28 And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them.
29 And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most Holy: he that shall touch them, shall be sanctified.
29 And thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy: he that shall touch them shall be sanctified.
30 Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the function of priesthood unto me.
30 Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of priesthood unto me.
31 To the children of Israel also thou shalt say: This oil of unction shall be holy unto me through your generations.
31 And thou shalt say to the children of Israel: This oil of unction shall be holy unto me throughout your generations.
32 The flesh of man shall not be anointed therewith, and you shall make none other after the composition of it, because it is sanctified, and shall be holy unto you.
32 The flesh of man shall not be anointed therewith, and you shall make none other of the same composition, because it is sanctified, and shall be holy unto you.
33 What man soever shall compound such, and shall give thereof to a stranger, shall be abandoned out of his people.
33 What man soever shall compound such, and shall give thereof to a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.
34 And our Lord said to Moyses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight:
34 And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savor, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.
35 and thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of an unguentary, exactly tempered, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.
35 And thou shalt make incense compounded by the work of the perfumer, well tempered together, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.
36 And when thou hast beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most Holy shall the incense be unto you.
36 And when thou hast beaten all into very small powder, thou shalt set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to thee. Most holy shall this incense be unto you.
37 Such confection you shall not make unto your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.
37 You shall not make such a composition for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.
38 What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, shall perish out of his people.
38 What man soever shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof, he shall perish out of his people.