The Altar of Incense
1“Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. 2It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high30:2 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high—its horns of one piece with it. 3Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. 4Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 5Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6Put 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. 8He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. 9Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. 10Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering30:10 Or purification offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.”
Atonement Money
11Then 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. 13Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,30:13 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.8 grams; also in verse 15 according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. 14All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. 15The 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. 16Receive 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.”
Basin for Washing
17Then 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. 19Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. 20Whenever 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, 21they 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.”
Anointing Oil
22Then the Lord said to Moses, 23“Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels30:23 That is, about 12 1/2 pounds or about 5.8 kilograms; also in verse 24 of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels30:23 That is, about 6 1/4 pounds or about 2.9 kilograms of fragrant calamus, 24500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin30:24 That is, probably about 1 gallon or about 3.8 liters of olive oil. 25Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. 26Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, 27the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, 28the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. 29You 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. 31Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. 32Do 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. 33Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’ ”
Incense
34Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, 35and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. 36Grind 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. 37Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the Lord. 38Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”
造香坛的条例
1“你要用皂荚木造一座烧香用的坛。 2坛是四方形的，长宽各四十五厘米，高九十厘米，坛上面凸起的四角与坛连成一体。 3坛顶、坛的四面和坛上凸起的角要包上纯金，四周镶上金边。 4要在坛两侧的金边下面安两个金环，使横杠穿过金环，以便抬香坛。 5要用皂荚木造横杠，包上金。 6要把香坛放在约柜前幔子的外面，对着约柜上的施恩座，就是我要跟你会面的地方。
7“亚伦每天早上料理灯台的时候，要在这坛上烧芬芳的香。 8黄昏点灯的时候，他也要在耶和华面前烧香，世世代代都要如此。 9不可在这香坛上烧别的香料，不可用这坛来献燔祭或素祭，也不可在上面浇奠祭。 10亚伦每年要用赎罪祭牲的血在坛的角上行一次赎罪礼，世代如此。这是耶和华至圣的坛。”
人丁的赎价
11耶和华对摩西说： 12“你统计以色列人口的时候，每一个被统计的男子都要缴付赎价给耶和华，赎回自己的性命，免得在统计人口期间发生灾祸。 13凡被统计的人都要付六克银子，即十季拉，以圣所的秤为准，作为献给耶和华的礼物。 14凡被统计的，年龄在二十岁以上的男子都要献此礼物给耶和华。 15富有的不用多缴，贫穷的也不可少付，每个人都要献六克银子给耶和华，用来赎自己的性命。 16要向以色列人收赎命的款项，供会幕使用，可以使以色列人在耶和华面前蒙眷顾，赎性命。”
洗濯盆
17耶和华对摩西说： 18“你用铜造一个洗濯盆和盆座，放在会幕和祭坛之间，盆里盛着水， 19供亚伦父子们洗手洗脚， 20他们进会幕或到坛前给耶和华献火祭之前，一定要用水洗濯才可以供职，免得死亡。 21他们要洗手洗脚，免得死亡，这是亚伦及其子孙世代当守的永久律例。”
22耶和华对摩西说： 23“要用上等的香料，就是没药汁六公斤、香肉桂和菖蒲各三公斤、 24肉桂皮六公斤，都按圣所的秤为准，再加上橄榄油四升， 25按着调制香料的方法制作圣膏油。 26要用这些膏油来抹会幕、约柜、 27桌子和桌上所有的器具、灯台和灯台上的器具、香坛、 28燔祭坛和坛上所有的器具、洗濯盆和盆座。 29你要使这一切圣洁，成为至圣之物。凡碰到它们的都会圣洁。
30“你也要用这油来膏亚伦父子们，使他们分别出来，做圣洁的祭司事奉我。 31你要把我的话告诉以色列百姓，‘我要世世代代以这油为圣膏油。 32不要把这膏油用在普通人身上，也不可仿制，因为这是圣膏油，你们也要视之为圣物。 33任何人若仿制或用这油抹祭司以外的人，要将他从民中铲除。’”
34耶和华对摩西说：“要取各种芬芳的香料，就是苏合香、香螺、白松香和纯乳香，分量相同， 35用调制香料的方法调制，加上盐，做成纯净圣洁的香。 36你们要把一些香捣成极细的粉末，放在会幕内的约柜前面，就是我与你会面的地方，你们要视这香为至圣之物。 37你们不可用同样的配方为自己做香，要视它为耶和华的圣物。 38任何人若仿制这香，自己拿来私用30:38 “私用”希伯来文是“闻这香味”。，必从民中被铲除。”
