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EXODUS 30
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olive oil, and one wafer from the basket of bread
without yeast that was placed in the Lord’s
presence. 24 Put all these in the hands of Aaron
and his sons to be lifted up as a special offering
to the Lord. 25 Afterward take the various breads
from their hands, and burn them on the altar
along with the burnt offering. It is a pleasing
aroma to the Lord, a special gift for him. 26 Then
take the breast of Aaron’s ordination ram, and
lift it up in the Lord’s presence as a special offering to him. Then keep it as your own portion.
27 “Set aside the portions of the ordination
ram that belong to Aaron and his sons. This includes the breast and the thigh that were lifted
up before the Lord as a special offering. 28 In the
future, whenever the people of Israel lift up a
peace offering, a portion of it must be set aside
for Aaron and his descendants. This is their permanent right, and it is a sacred offering from the
Israelites to the Lord.
29 “Aaron’s sacred garments must be preserved for his descendants who succeed him,
and they will wear them when they are anointed
and ordained. 30 The descendant who succeeds
him as high priest will wear these clothes for
seven days as he ministers in the Tabernacle
and the Holy Place.
31 “Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place.
32 Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat,
along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance. 33 They alone may eat the meat
and bread used for their purification* in the ordination ceremony. No one else may eat them,
for these things are set apart and holy. 34 If any
of the ordination meat or bread remains until
the morning, it must be burned. It may not be
eaten, for it is holy.
35 “This is how you will ordain Aaron and
his sons to their offices, just as I have commanded you. The ordination ceremony will go
on for seven days. 36 Each day you must sacrifice
a young bull as a sin offering to purify them,
making them right with the Lord.* Afterward,
cleanse the altar by purifying it*; make it holy
by anointing it with oil. 37 Purify the altar, and
consecrate it every day for seven days. After
that, the altar will be absolutely holy, and whatever touches it will become holy.
38 “These are the sacrifices you are to offer
regularly on the altar. Each day, offer two lambs
that are a year old, 39 one in the morning and
the other in the evening. 40 With one of them,
offer two quarts of choice flour mixed with one
29:33 Or their atonement. 29:36a Or to make atonement.
29:36b Or by making atonement for it; similarly in 29:37.
29:40 Hebrew 1 ⁄10 [of an ephah] [2.2 liters] of choice flour . . .
1 ⁄4 of a hin [1 liter] of pure oil . . . 1 ⁄4 of a hin of wine.
30:2 Hebrew 1 cubit [46 centimeters] long and 1 cubit wide,
a square, and 2 cubits [92 centimeters] high. 30:6a Or Ark of
the Testimony; also in 30:26. 30:6b Hebrew that covers the
Testimony; see note on 25:16. 30:10 Or make atonement for;
also in 30:10b. 30:13 Or 0.2 ounces [6 grams].
quart of pure oil of pressed olives; also, offer
one quart of wine* as a liquid offering. 41 Offer
the other lamb in the evening, along with the
same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift
presented to the Lord.
42 “These burnt offerings are to be made each
day from generation to generation. Offer them in
the Lord’s presence at the Tabernacle entrance;
there I will meet with you and speak with you.
43 I will meet the people of Israel there, in the
place made holy by my glorious presence. 44 Yes,
I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar,
and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve
me as priests. 45 Then I will live among the people
of Israel and be their God, 46 and they will know
that I am the Lord their God. I am the one who
brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I
could live among them. I am the Lord their God.
Plans for the Incense Altar
“Then make another altar of acacia
wood for burning incense. 2 Make it
18 inches square and 36 inches high,* with
horns at the corners carved from the same
piece of wood as the altar itself. 3 Overlay the
top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold,
and run a gold molding around the entire altar.
4 Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to
hold the carrying poles. 5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6 Place the
incense altar just outside the inner curtain that
shields the Ark of the Covenant,* in front of the
Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the
covenant.* I will meet with you there.
7 “Every morning when Aaron maintains the
lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the
altar. 8 And each evening when he lights
the lamps, he must again burn incense in the
Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation. 9 Do not offer any unholy
incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings,
grain offerings, or liquid offerings.
10 “Once a year Aaron must purify* the altar
by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin.
This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most
holy altar.”
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Money for the Tabernacle
11 Then the Lord said to Moses, 12 “Whenever
you take a census of the people of Israel, each
man who is counted must pay a ransom for himself to the Lord. Then no plague will strike the
people as you count them. 13 Each person who
is counted must give a small piece of silver as
a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is
half a shekel,* based on the sanctuary shekel,