Jan 20 - Exodus 25-29
Exodus
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2"Speak to the sons of Israel, so that they may take the first-fruits to me. You shall accept these from every man who offers of his own accord3Now these are the things that you must accept: Gold, and silver, and brass4hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen, the hair of goats5and the skins of rams, dyed red, and skins of violet, and setim wood6oil to prepare lights, aromatics as ointments and sweet-smelling incense7onyx stones and gems to adorn the ephod as well as the breastplate8And they shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will live in their midst9According to exact likeness of the tabernacle, and all of the vessels for its rituals, that I will reveal to you, so shall you make it10Join together an ark of setim wood, whose length shall hold two and one half cubits; the width, one and one half cubits; the height, likewise, one and one half cubits11And you shall overlay it with the finest gold, inside and out. And over it, you shall fashion a gold crown all around12and four gold rings, which you shall set into the four corners of the ark. Let two rings be on one side and two on the other13Likewise, you shall make bars of setim wood and cover them with gold14And you shall put them through the rings that are in the sides of the ark, so that it may be carried on them15These must always be in the rings, neither shall they ever be drawn out of them16And you shall place the testimony, which I will give to you, in the ark17You shall also make a propitiatory of the finest gold. Its length shall hold two and one half cubits, and the width, one and one half cubits18Likewise, you shall make two Cherubim of formed gold, on both sides of the oracle19Let one Cherub be on the one side, and the other be on the other20And let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings and covering the oracle, and let them look out toward one another, their faces being turned toward the propitiatory, with which the ark is to be covered21in which you will place the testimony that I will give to you22From there, I will warn you and speak to you, above the propitiatory and from the middle of the two Cherubim, which will be over the ark of the testimony, about everything that I will command of the sons of Israel through you23You shall also make a table of setim wood, having two cubits of length, and one cubit in width, and one cubit and one half cubits in height24And you shall overlay it with the purest gold. And you shall make it with a gold lip all around25and for the lip itself an engraved crown, four fingers high, and above it another little gold crown26Likewise, you shall prepare four gold rings and set them in the four corners of the same table, over each foot27Under the crown, there shall be gold rings, so that the bars may be put through them and the table may be carried28Likewise, the bars themselves you shall make of setim wood, and surround them with gold, to lift up the table29You shall also prepare small cups, as well as bowls, censers, and measuring cups, with which the libations shall be offered, out of the purest gold30And you shall place upon the table the bread of the presence, in my sight always31You shall also make a lampstand, formed from the finest gold, along with its stem and arms, its bowl and little spheres, as well as the lilies proceeding from it32Six branches shall go out from the sides: three out of one side and three out of the other33Three bowls, the size of nuts, shall be on each branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. And three similar bowls, in the likeness of nuts, shall be on the other branch, and a little sphere with it, and a lily. This shall be the form of the six branches, which are to proceed from the stem34Then, in the lampstand itself, there shall be four bowls, the size of nuts, and each with little spheres and lilies35Little spheres under two branches in three places, which together make six, shall proceed from one of the stems36Thus both the little spheres and the branches shall be made out of the same thing: entirely formed from the purest gold37You shall also make seven lamps, and you shall place them upon the lampstand, so that they may give light in every direction38Likewise, the candle snuffers, and the place where the candles will be extinguished, shall be made from the purest gold39The entire weight of the candlestick, with all its parts, shall hold one talent of the purest gold40Observe, and then make it according to the example that was shown to you on the mountain.
1"Truly, thus shall you make the tabernacle: You shall make ten curtains of fine twisted linen, and hyacinth as well as purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with diverse embroidery2The length of one curtain shall have twenty-eight cubits. The width shall be four cubits. The entire set of curtains shall be of one measure3Five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five shall be similarly coupled together4You shall make loops of hyacinth on the sides at the edges of the curtains, so that they will be able to be joined to one another5A curtain shall have fifty loops on each of two sides, inserted in such a manner that loop may come against loop, and one can be fitted to the other6You shall also make fifty rings of gold, with which the veils of the curtains are to be joined, so that it shall be one tabernacle7You shall also make eleven haircloth canopies to cover the roof of the tabernacle8The length of one canopy shall hold thirty cubits, and the width, four. The measure of all the canopies shall be equal9Five of these you shall join by themselves, and six of these you shall couple to one another, in such a manner as to double the sixth canopy at the front of the roof10You shall also make fifty loops along the edge of one canopy, so that it may be able to be joined with the other, and fifty loops along the edge of the other canopy, so that it may be coupled with the other11You shall also make fifty brass buckles, with which the loops may be joined, so that there may be one covering out of all12Then what will be left over of the canopies which are prepared for the roof, that is, one canopy which is in excess, from half of it you shall cover the back of the tabernacle13And one cubit will hang down on one side, and another on the other side, which is more than the length of the curtains, protecting both sides of the tabernacle14You shall also make another covering for the roof from the skins of rams, dyed-red, and above that again, another covering of violet-colored skins15You shall also make the standing panels of the tabernacle from setim wood16Of these, each shall have ten cubits in length, and in width, one and one half17At the sides of the panels, there shall be made two dovetails, by which one panel may be connected to another panel; and in this way all the panels shall be prepared18Of these, twenty shall be at the meridian, which lies toward the south19For these, you shall cast forty bases of silver, so that two bases will lie under each panel at its two corners20Likewise, at the second side of the tabernacle, which lies to the north, there shall be twenty panels21having forty bases of silver; two bases shall support each panel22Truly, toward the western part of the tabernacle, you shall make six panels23and again another two, which will be raised at the corners, behind the back of the tabernacle24And these shall be joined together from bottom to top, and one joint shall retain them all. Likewise, two of the panels, which will be set at the corners, shall be served by similar joints25And together these will be eight panels, and their bases of silver, sixteen, counting two bases for each panel26You shall also make five bars of setim wood, to connect the panels on one side of the tabernacle27and five others on the other side, and the same number toward the western part28These shall be set along the middle of the panels, from one end all the way to the other end29Likewise, the panels themselves you shall overlay with gold, and you shall establish rings of gold in them, by which the bars of the panels may be connected. These you shall cover with layers of gold30And you shall raise the tabernacle according to the example which was shown to you on the mountain31You shall also make a veil of hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with a diversity of continuous and beautiful embroidery32And you shall suspend it before four columns of setim wood, which themselves certainly shall be overlaid with gold, and have heads of gold, but bases of silver33Then the veil shall be inserted through the rings. Beyond the veil, you shall place the ark of the testimony, where both the Sanctuary and the Sanctuary of Sanctuaries shall be divided34And you shall place the propitiatory over the ark of the testimony, in the Holy of Holies35And the table shall be outside the veil. And opposite the table shall be the lampstand, in the meridian of the tabernacle. For the table shall stand at the north side36You shall also make a tent at the entrance of the tabernacle from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery37And you shall overlay with gold five columns of setim wood, over which the tent shall be drawn. The heads of these shall be of gold, and the bases of brass.
1"You shall also make an altar of setim wood, which will have five cubits in length, and the same in width, that is, four equal sides, and three cubits in height2Now there shall be horns at the four corners of it, and you shall cover it with brass3And you shall make, for its uses, pans to receive the ashes, and tongs as well as small hooks, and receptacles for fire. You shall fabricate all of its vessels from brass4along with a grating of brass in the manner of a net. At its four corners there shall be four rings of brass5which you shall place under the base of the altar. And the grating will extend even to the middle of the altar6You shall also make, for the altar, two bars of setim wood, which you shall cover with layers of brass7And you shall lead them through the rings, and they will be on both sides of the altar to carry it8You shall not make it solid, but empty and hollow at the interior, just as it was shown to you on the mountain9You shall also make the atrium of the tabernacle, at the southern part of which, opposite the meridian, there shall be hangings of fine twisted linen: one side extending for one hundred cubits in length10And you shall make twenty columns with the same number of bases of brass, the heads of which, with their engravings, shall be made of silver11In like manner also, throughout the length of the north side, there shall be hangings of one hundred cubits, and twenty columns, and the same number of bases of brass, and their heads with their engravings of silver12Yet truly, along the width of the atrium that looks out toward the west, there shall be hangings of fifty cubits, and ten columns, and the same number of bases13Likewise, along the width of the atrium that looks out toward the east, there shall be fifty cubits14along which there shall be assigned hangings of fifteen cubits for one side, and three columns, and the same number of bases15And, along the other side, there shall be hangings occupying fifteen cubits, with three columns and the same number of bases16Yet truly, at the entrance of the atrium, there shall be made a hanging of twenty cubits, of hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with embroidery. It shall have four columns, with the same number of bases17All the columns surrounding the atrium shall be clothed with layers of silver, with silver heads, and with bases of brass18In length, the atrium shall occupy one hundred cubits, in width, fifty; the height shall be of five cubits. And it shall be made of fine twisted linen, and it shall have bases of brass19All the vessels of the tabernacle, for all uses and ceremonies, even to the tent pegs for its atrium, you shall make of brass20Instruct the sons of Israel so that they may bring you the purest oil of the olive trees, crushed with a pestle, so that a lamp may always bur21in the tabernacle of the testimony, outside of the veil that enshrouds the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall arrange it, so that it may give light in the presence of the Lord, until morning. This shall be a perpetual observance among the sons of Israel, throughout their successions.
1"Also, join to yourself your brother Aaron, with his sons from the midst of the sons of Israel, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me: Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar2And you shall make a holy vestment for Aaron, your brother, with glory and elegance3And you shall speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of prudence, so that they may make the vestments of Aaron, in which, having been sanctified, he may minister to me4Now these shall be the vestments that they shall make: A breastplate and an ephod, a tunic and a close-fit linen garment, a headdress and a wide belt. They shall make the holy vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me5And they shall receive gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine linen6Then they shall make the ephod of gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen, wrought with diverse colors7It shall have two edges joined at the top on both sides, so that they may respond as one8Likewise, the weaving and all the detail work shall be of gold, and hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen9And you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel10six names on one stone, and the remaining six on the other, according to the order of their birth11By the work of a sculptor and the skill of a jeweler, you shall engrave them with the names of the sons of Israel, enclosed and encompassed with gold12And you shall place them on both sides of the ephod, as a memorial to the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall carry their names before the Lord, upon both shoulders, as a remembrance13You shall also make hooks of gold14and two little chains of the purest gold, linked to one another, which you shall insert into the hooks15Likewise, you shall make the breastplate of judgment, wrought with diverse colors according to the weaving of the ephod: of gold, hyacinth and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, and fine twisted linen16It shall have four corners and be doubled. It shall have the measure of the palm of a hand, both in length and in width17And you shall set within it four rows of stones. In the first row, there shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald18In the second, there shall be a garnet, a sapphire, and a jasper19In the third, there shall be a zircon, an agate, and an amethyst20In the fourth, there shall be a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl. They shall be set in gold by their rows21And these shall have the names of the sons of Israel. With twelve names shall they be engraved: each stone with one name from the twelve tribes22You shall make chains of the purest gold, linked one to another, on the breastplate23and two rings of gold, which you shall place at both ends of the breastplate24And the golden chains, you shall join to the rings, which are at its edges25And the ends of the chains themselves, you shall couple with two hooks, on both sides of the ephod, which looks toward the breastplate26You shall also make two rings of gold, which you shall place at the ends of the breastplate, at the borders which are away from the region of the ephod and which look toward its back27And then you shall also make two other rings of gold, which are to be suspended on both sides at the bottom of the ephod, which looks out opposite the face of the lower juncture, so that the breastplate can be fitted to the ephod28And it shall be drawn tight to the rings of the breastplate, by the rings of the ephod, with a hyacinth band, so that the well-constructed juncture will remain in place, and the breastplate and the ephod will not be able to be separated from one another29And Aaron shall carry the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment upon his chest, when he enters into the Sanctuary, as a memorial in the presence of the Lord in eternity30Then you shall place in the breastplate of judgment, Doctrine and Truth, which shall then be upon Aaron’s chest, when he enters before the Lord. And he shall wear the judgment of the sons of Israel on his chest, in the sight of the Lord always31And you shall make the tunic for the ephod entirely of hyacinth32and the head will be above its middle, with a hem woven around it, just as is usually made at the end parts of a garment, so that it may not be easily broken33Yet truly, beneath it, at the base of the same tunic, all around, you shall make something like pomegranates, from hyacinth, and purple, and twice-dyed scarlet, with little bells set in their midst34So then, there shall be a little golden bell and a pomegranate, and again another golden bell and a pomegranate35And Aaron will be vested with it during the office of his ministry, so that the sound may be heard when he enters and exits the Sanctuary, in the sight of the Lord, and so that he may not die36And you shall make a plate of the purest gold, in which you shall engrave, with the skill of a sculptor, ‘Holy to the Lord.37And you shall fasten it with a band of hyacinth, and it shall be upon the headdress38hanging in front of the high priest. And Aaron shall carry the iniquities of that which the sons of Israel have offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and donations. But the plate will always be at his forehead, so that the Lord may be well pleased with them39And you shall draw the tunic tight with fine linen, and you shall make a headdress of fine linen, and a wide belt, wrought with embroidery40Furthermore, for the sons of Aaron, you shall prepare linen tunics, and wide belts as well as headdresses, with glory and elegance41And with all these you shall vest your brother Aaron, and his sons with him. And you shall consecrate all their hands, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me42You shall also make linen undergarments, in order to cover the flesh of their nakedness, from the kidneys all the way to the thighs43And Aaron and his sons will use them when they enter the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they approach toward the altar, in order to minister in the sanctuary, lest, being guilty of iniquity, they may die. It shall be a law forever for Aaron, and for his offspring after him.
1"But you shall also do this, so that they may be consecrated to me in the priesthood: Take a calf from the herd, and two immaculate rams2and unleavened bread, and a crust without leaven that has been sprinkled with oil, likewise, unleavened cakes smeared with oil. You shall make them all from the same wheat flour3And, having placed them in baskets, you shall offer them, along with the calf and the two rams4And you shall bring forward Aaron and his sons, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony. And when you will have washed the father with his sons in water5you shall clothe Aaron in his vestments, that is, with the linen, and the tunic, and the ephod, and the breastplate, which you shall draw together with the wide belt6And you shall place the headdress on his head and the holy plate upon the headdress7And you shall pour the oil of unction over his head. And so, by this rite, he shall be consecrated8Likewise, you shall bring forward his sons, and you shall clothe them in the linen tunics, and wrap them with the wide belt9Aaron, certainly, as well as his sons. And you shall impose headdresses upon them. And they shall be priests to me by a perpetual ordinance. After you have initiated their hands10you shall bring forward also the calf, in the presence of the tabernacle of the testimony. And Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon its head11And you shall sacrifice it in the sight of the Lord, beside the door of the tabernacle of the testimony12And taking some of the blood of the calf, you shall place it upon the horns of the altar with your finger, but the remainder of the blood you shall pour next to its base13And you shall take all the fat which covers its intestines, and the mesh of the liver, as well as the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and you shall offer them as a burnt offering upon the altar14Yet truly, the flesh of the calf, and the hide and the dung, you shall burn outside, beyond the camp, because it is for sin15Likewise, you shall take one ram, and upon its head Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands16And when you will have sacrificed it, you shall take from its blood and pour it around the altar17Then you shall cut the ram into pieces, and, having washed its intestines and feet, you shall place these upon the cut-up flesh and upon its head18And you shall offer the entire ram as a burnt offering upon the altar. It is an oblation to the Lord, a most sweet odor of the victim of the Lord19Likewise, you shall take the other ram, upon whose head Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands20And when you will have immolated it, you shall take of its blood, and place it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and his sons, and on the thumbs and big toes of their right hand and right foot, and you shall pour the blood upon the altar, all around21And when you have taken from the blood that is on the altar, and from the oil of unction, you shall sprinkle Aaron and his vestment, his sons and their vestments. And after they and their vestments have been consecrated22you shall take the fat of the ram, and the rump, and the lard that covers the internal organs, and the mesh of the liver, and the two kidneys along with the fat that is on them, and the right shoulder, because it is the ram of consecration23and one turn of bread, a crust sprinkled with oil, and a cake from the basket of unleavened bread, which was placed in the sight of the Lord24And you shall place all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, lifting them up in the sight of the Lord25And you shall take all these things from their hands and burn them upon the altar as a holocaust, as a most sweet odor in the sight of the Lord, because it is his oblation26Likewise, you shall take the chest of the ram, with which Aaron was initiated, and you shall sanctify it, lifting it up in the sight of the Lord, and it will fall to your share27And you shall sanctify both the consecrated chest and the shoulder that you separated from the ram28with which Aaron was initiated with his sons, and these will fall to the share of Aaron and his sons, as a perpetual oath by the sons of Israel. For these are the greatest and the first of their victims of peace, which they offer to the Lord29But the holy vestment, which Aaron shall use, his sons shall possess after him, so that they may be anointed in it and their hands may be consecrated30For seven days, he who is high priest in his place and who enters the tabernacle of the testimony to minister in the Sanctuary shall use it31But you shall take the ram of consecration and cook its flesh in the holy place32And Aaron and his sons shall feed on it. Likewise, the loaves which are in the basket, they shall consume in the vestibule of the tabernacle of the testimony33so that it may be an appeasing sacrifice, and so that the hands of those who offer may be sanctified. A stranger shall not eat from these, for they are holy34And what may remain until morning, of the consecrated flesh or of the bread, you shall burn these remnants with fire. These shall not be eaten, because they have been sanctified35All that I have instructed you concerning Aaron and his sons, you shall do. For seven days shall you consecrate their hands36and you shall offer a calf for sin on each day, as an atonement. And you shall cleanse the altar when you will have immolated the victim of expiation, and you shall anoint it for sanctification37For seven days, you shall expiate and sanctify the altar, and it shall be the Holy of holies. All those who will touch it must be sanctified38This is what you shall acquire for the altar: Two one-year-old lambs, each day continually39one lamb in the morning, and the other in the evening40for the one lamb, a tenth part of fine flour sprinkled with crushed oil, which shall have the measure of the fourth part of a hin, and wine for a libation, of the same measure41truly, the other lamb you shall offer in the evening, according to the ritual of the morning oblation, and according to what we have said, as an odor of sweetness42It is a sacrifice to the Lord, by a perpetual oblation among your generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the Lord, where I resolve to speak to you43And there I will instruct the sons of Israel, and the altar shall be sanctified by my glory44I will also sanctify the tabernacle of the testimony with the altar, and Aaron with his sons, to exercise the priesthood for me45And I will live in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will be their God46And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who led them away from the land of Egypt, so that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.