January 26
Exodus 27:1 —
29:25
27 “And
you must make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits its length and five cubits
its width. The altar should be foursquare, and its height three cubits.
2 And
you must make its horns upon its four corners. Its horns will proceed out of it,
and you must overlay it with copper.
3 And
you must make its cans for clearing away its fatty ashes, and its shovels, and
its bowls, and its forks, and its fire holders; and you will make all its
utensils of copper.
4 And
you must make a grating for it, a network of copper; and you must make upon the
net four rings of copper at its four extremities.
5 And
you must put it under the altar’s rim down within, and the net must be toward
the center of the altar.
6 And
you must make poles for the altar, its poles being of acacia wood, and you must
overlay them with copper.
7 And
its poles must be put into the rings, and the poles must be upon the two sides
of the altar when carrying it.
8 A
hollow chest of planks you will make it. Just as he showed you in the mountain,
so they will make it.
9 “And
you must make the courtyard of the tabernacle. For the side toward the Negeb,
to the south, the courtyard has hangings of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits
being the length for the one side.
10 And
its twenty pillars and their twenty socket pedestals are of copper. The pegs of
the pillars and their joints are of silver.
11 So,
too, it is for the north side in length, the hangings being for a hundred cubits
of length, and its twenty pillars and their twenty socket pedestals being of
copper, the pegs of the pillars and their joints being of silver.
12 As
for the width of the courtyard, on the west side the hangings are of fifty
cubits, their pillars being ten and their socket pedestals ten.
13 And
the width of the courtyard on the east side toward the sunrising is fifty
cubits.
14 And
there are fifteen cubits of hangings to one side, their pillars being three and
their socket pedestals three.
15 And
for the other side there are fifteen cubits of hangings, their pillars being
three and their socket pedestals three.
16 “And
for the gate of the courtyard there is a screen twenty cubits long, of blue
thread and wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted
linen, the work of a weaver, their pillars being four and their socket pedestals
four.
17 All
the pillars of the courtyard round about have fastenings of silver, and their
pegs are of silver but their socket pedestals of copper.
18 The
length of the courtyard is a hundred cubits, and the width fifty cubits, and the
height five cubits, of fine twisted linen, and their socket pedestals being of
copper.
19 And
all the utensils of the tabernacle in all its service, and all its tent pins,
and all the pins of the courtyard are of copper.
20 “As
for you, you are to command the sons of Israel that they get for you pure,
beaten olive oil for the luminary, in order to light up the lamps constantly.
21 In
the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that is by the Testimony, Aaron and his
sons will set it in order from evening till morning before Jehovah. It is a
statute to time indefinite for their generations, to be performed by the sons of
Israel.
28
“And
as for you, bring near to yourself Aaron your brother and his sons with him from
the midst of the sons of Israel that he may act as priest to me, Aaron, Nadab
and Abihu,
Eleazar
and Ithamar,
the sons of Aaron.
2 And
you must make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and beauty.
3 And
you yourself are to speak to all the ones wise with a heart that I have filled
with the spirit of wisdom, and they must make Aaron’s garments for sanctifying
him, that he may act as priest to me.
4 “And
these are the garments that they will make: a breastpiece, and an ephod and a
sleeveless coat and a robe of checkerwork, a turban and a sash; and they must
make the holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may act as
priest to me.
5 And
they themselves will take the gold and the blue thread and the wool dyed reddish
purple and coccus scarlet material and the fine linen.
6 “And
they must make the ephod of gold, blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple,
coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer.
7 And
it is to have two shoulder pieces to be joined at its two extremities, and it
must be joined.
8 And
the girdle, which is upon it for tying it close, according to its workmanship
should be of its materials, of gold, blue thread and wool dyed reddish purple
and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted linen.
9 “And
you must take two onyx stones and engrave upon them the names of the sons of
Israel,
10 six
of their names upon the one stone and the names of the six remaining ones upon
the other stone in the order of their births.
11 With
the work of a craftsman in stones, with the engravings of a seal, you are to
engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel. Set in settings of
gold is how you will make them.
12 And
you must put the two stones upon the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial
stones for the sons of Israel; and Aaron must carry their names before Jehovah
upon his two shoulder pieces as a memorial.
13 And
you must make settings of gold,
14 and
two chains of pure gold. As cords you will make them, with the workmanship of a
rope; and you must attach the ropelike chains to the settings.
15 “And
you must make the breastpiece of judgment with the workmanship of an
embroiderer. Like the workmanship of the ephod you will make it. Of gold, blue
thread and wool dyed reddish purple and coccus scarlet material and fine twisted
linen you will make it.
16 It
should be foursquare when doubled, a span of the hand being its length and a
span of the hand its width.
17 And
you must fill it with a filling of stones, there being four rows of stones. A
row of ruby, topaz and emerald is the first row.
18 And
the second row is turquoise, sapphire and jasper.
19 And
the third row is leshem stone, agate and amethyst.
20 And
the fourth row is chrysolite
and onyx and jade. Sockets of gold should be in their fillings.
21 And
the stones should be according to the names of the sons of Israel, the twelve
according to their names. With the engravings of a seal they should be, each one
according to its name, for the twelve tribes.
22 “And
you must make upon the breastpiece wreathed chains, in ropework, of pure gold.
23 And
you must make upon the breastpiece two rings of gold, and you must put the two
rings upon the two extremities of the breastpiece.
24 And
you must put the two ropes of gold through the two rings at the extremities of
the breastpiece.
25 And
you will put the two ends of the two ropes through the two settings, and you
must put them upon the shoulder pieces of the ephod, at the forefront of it.
26 And
you must make two rings of gold and set them at the two extremities of the
breastpiece upon its edge that is on the side toward the ephod inward.
27 And
you must make two rings of gold and put them upon the two shoulder pieces of the
ephod from below, on its forefront, near its place of joining, above the girdle
of the ephod.
28 And
they will bind the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a
blue string, that it may continue above the girdle of the ephod and the
breastpiece may not get displaced from on top the ephod.
29 “And
Aaron must carry the names of the sons of Israel on the breastpiece of judgment
over his heart when he comes into the Holy as a memorial before Jehovah
constantly.
30 And
you must put the Urim and the Thummim into the breastpiece of judgment, and
they must prove to be over Aaron’s heart when he comes in before Jehovah; and
Aaron must carry the judgments of the sons of Israel over his heart before
Jehovah constantly.
31 “And
you must make the sleeveless coat of the ephod completely of blue thread.
32 And
there must be an opening at its top in the middle of it. Its opening should have
a border round about, the product of a loom worker. Like the opening of a coat
of mail it should be for it, that it may not be torn.
33 And
you must make upon the hem of it pomegranates of blue thread and wool dyed
reddish purple and coccus scarlet material, upon its hem round about, and bells
of gold in between them round about;
34 a
bell of gold and a pomegranate, a bell of gold and a pomegranate upon the hem of
the sleeveless coat round about.
35 And
it must be upon Aaron that he may minister, and the sound from him must be heard
when he goes into the sanctuary before Jehovah and when he comes out, that he
may not die.
36 “And
you must make a shining plate of pure gold and engrave upon it with the
engravings of a seal, ‘Holiness belongs to Jehovah.’
37 And
you must fasten it with a blue string, and it must come to be upon the turban.
On the forefront of the turban it should come to be.
38 And
it must come to be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron must answer for the error
committed against the holy objects, which the sons of Israel will sanctify, that
is to say, all their holy gifts; and it must stay upon his forehead constantly,
to gain approval for them before Jehovah.
39 “And
you must weave in checkerwork the robe of fine linen and make a turban of fine
linen, and you will make a sash, the work of a weaver.
40 “And
for Aaron’s sons you will make robes, and you must make sashes for them, and you
will make headgears for them for glory and beauty.
41 And
with them you must clothe Aaron your brother and his sons with him, and you must
anoint them and fill their hand with power and sanctify them, and they must act
as priests to me.
42 And
make drawers of linen for them to cover the naked flesh. From the hips and to
the thighs they are to extend.
43 And
they must be upon Aaron and his sons when they come into the tent of meeting or
when they go near to the altar to minister in the holy place, that they may not
incur error and certainly die. It is a statute to time indefinite for him and
his offspring after him.
29
“And this is the thing that you are to do to them to sanctify them for acting as
priests to me: Take a young bull, and two rams, sound ones,
2 and
unfermented bread and unfermented ring-shaped cakes moistened with oil and
unfermented wafers smeared with oil. Out of fine wheat flour you will make them.
3 And
you must put them upon a basket and present them in the basket, and also the
bull and the two rams.
4 “And
you will present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and
you must wash them with water.
5 Then
you must take the garments and clothe Aaron with the robe and the sleeveless
coat of the ephod and with the ephod and the breastpiece, and you must tie it
closely to him with the girdle of the ephod.
6 And
you must set the turban upon his head and put the holy sign of dedication upon
the turban.
7 And
you must take the anointing oil and pour it upon his head and anoint him.
8 “Then
you will bring his sons near and you must clothe them with the robes.
9 And
you must gird them with the sashes, Aaron as well as his sons, and you must wrap
the headgear upon them; and the priesthood must become theirs as a statute to
time indefinite. So you must fill the hand of Aaron and the hand of his sons
with power.
10 “You
must now present the bull before the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons
must lay their hands upon the bull’s head.
11 And
you must slaughter the bull before Jehovah, at the entrance of the tent of
meeting.
12 And
you must take some of the bull’s blood and put it with your finger upon the
horns of the altar, and all the rest of the blood you will pour out at the base
of the altar.
13 And
you must take all the fat that covers the intestines, and the appendage upon the
liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them, and you must make them
smoke upon the altar.
14 But
the bull’s flesh and its skin and its dung you will burn with fire outside the
camp. It is a sin offering.
15 “Then
you will take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands upon the
ram’s head.
16 And
you must slaughter the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it round about upon
the altar.
17 And
you will cut up the ram into its pieces, and you must wash its intestines and
its shanks and put its pieces to one another and up to its head.
18 And
you must make the entire ram smoke upon the altar. It is a burnt offering to
Jehovah, a restful odor. It is an offering made by fire to Jehovah.
19 “Next
you must take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands upon
the ram’s head.
20 And
you must slaughter the ram and take some of its blood and put it upon the lobe
of Aaron’s right ear and upon the lobe of his sons’ right ear and upon the thumb
of their right hand and the big toe of their right foot, and you must sprinkle
the blood round about upon the altar.
21 And
you must take some of the blood that is upon the altar and some of the anointing
oil, and you must spatter it upon Aaron and his garments and upon his sons and
the garments of his sons with him, that he and his garments and his sons and the
garments of his sons with him may indeed be holy.
22 “And
you must take from the ram the fat and the fat tail and the fat that covers the
intestines, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that
is upon them, and the right leg, for it is a ram of installation;
23 also
a round loaf of bread and a ring-shaped cake of oiled bread and a wafer out of
the basket of unfermented cakes that is before Jehovah.
24 And
you must place them all upon the palms of Aaron and upon the palms of his sons,
and you must wave them to and fro as a wave offering before Jehovah.
25 And
you must take them off their hands and make them smoke upon the altar upon the
burnt offering as a restful odor before Jehovah. It is an offering made by fire
to Jehovah.