Exo 30:2 Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit, it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be of one piece with it.

Exo 30:3 You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it.

Exo 30:4 You shall make two gold rings for it under its molding; you shall make them on its two side walls--on opposite sides--and they shall be holders for poles with which to carry it.

Exo 30:5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exo 30:6 You shall put this altar in front of the veil that is near the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the ark of the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Exo 30:7 Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.

Exo 30:8 When Aaron trims the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense. There shall be perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

Exo 30:9 You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; and you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

Exo 30:10 Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once a year; he shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord."

Exo 30:11 The Lord also spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 30:12 "When you take a census of the sons of Israel to number them, then each one of them shall give a ransom for himself to the Lord, when you number them, so that there will be no plague among them when you number them.

Exo 30:13 This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the Lord.

Exo 30:14 Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the Lord.

Exo 30:15 The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.

Exo 30:16 You shall take the atonement money from the sons of Israel and shall give it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the sons of Israel before the Lord, to make atonement for yourselves."

Exo 30:17 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 30:18 "You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing; and you shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

Exo 30:19 Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it;

Exo 30:20 when they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, so that they will not die; or when they approach the altar to minister, by offering up in smoke a fire sacrifice to the Lord.

Exo 30:21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die; and it shall be a perpetual statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations."

Exo 30:22 Moreover, the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 30:23 "Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,

Exo 30:24 and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

Exo 30:25 You shall make of these a holy anointing oil, a perfume mixture, the work of a perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

Exo 30:26 With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,

Exo 30:27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

Exo 30:28 and the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand.

Exo 30:29 You shall also consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them shall be holy.

Exo 30:30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister as priests to Me.

Exo 30:31 You shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations.

Exo 30:32 It shall not be poured on anyone's body, nor shall you make any like it in the same proportions; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.

Exo 30:33 Whoever shall mix any like it or whoever puts any of it on a layman shall be cut off from his people.'"

Exo 30:34 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each.

Exo 30:35 With it you shall make incense, a perfume, the work of a perfumer, salted, pure, and holy.

Exo 30:36 You shall beat some of it very fine, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I will meet with you; it shall be most holy to you.

Exo 30:37 The incense which you shall make, you shall not make in the same proportions for yourselves; it shall be holy to you for the Lord.

Exo 30:38 Whoever shall make any like it, to use as perfume, shall be cut off from his people."

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Exo 31:1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 31:2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

Exo 31:3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

Exo 31:4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,

Exo 31:5 and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship.

Exo 31:6 And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

Exo 31:7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,

Exo 31:8 the table also and its utensils, and the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,

Exo 31:9 the altar of burnt offering also with all its utensils, and the laver and its stand,

Exo 31:10 the woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to carry on their priesthood;

Exo 31:11 the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded you."

Exo 31:12 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Exo 31:13 "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

Exo 31:14 Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

Exo 31:15 For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

Exo 31:16 So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.'

Exo 31:17 It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed."

Exo 31:18 When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written by the finger of God.

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Exo 32:1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, "Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."

Exo 32:2 Aaron said to them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."

Exo 32:3 Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.

Exo 32:4 He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt."

Exo 32:5 Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, "Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord."

Exo 32:6 So the next day they rose early and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

Exo 32:7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, "Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.

Exo 32:8 They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, 'This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!'"

Exo 32:9 The Lord said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people.

Exo 32:10 Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation."

Exo 32:11 Then Moses entreated the Lord his God, and said, "O Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

Exo 32:12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people.

Exo 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"

Exo 32:14 So the Lord changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people.

Exo 32:15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets which were written on both sides; they were written on one side and the other.

Exo 32:16 The tablets were God's work, and the writing was God's writing engraved on the tablets.

Exo 32:17 Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."

Exo 32:18 But he said, "It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear."

Exo 32:19 It came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain.

Exo 32:20 He took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.

Exo 32:21 Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you, that you have brought such great sin upon them?"

Exo 32:22 Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.

Exo 32:23 For they said to me, 'Make a god for us who will go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'

Exo 32:24 I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them tear it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."

Exo 32:25 Now when Moses saw that the people were out of control--for Aaron had let them get out of control to be a derision among their enemies--

Exo 32:26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me!" And all the sons of Levi gathered together to him.

Exo 32:27 He said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Every man of you put his sword upon his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and kill every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbor.'"

Exo 32:28 So the sons of Levi did as Moses instructed, and about three thousand men of the people fell that day.

Exo 32:29 Then Moses said, "Dedicate yourselves today to the Lord--for every man has been against his son and against his brother--in order that He may bestow a blessing upon you today."

Exo 32:30 On the next day Moses said to the people, "You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the Lord, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."

Exo 32:31 Then Moses returned to the Lord, and said, "Alas, this people has committed a great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves.

Exo 32:32 But now, if You will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!"

Exo 32:33 The Lord said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

Exo 32:34 But go now, lead the people where I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."

Exo 32:35 Then the Lord smote the people, because of what they did with the calf which Aaron had made.