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staves for the altar, staves of lacacial wood, and overlay them with brass. 7 °And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, 'in 8 bearing it. "Hollow with 'planks! shalt thou make it: as it 'hath been' shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

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And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen an 10) hundred cubits long for one side: and the pillars thereof shall be twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their (11) fillets shall be of silver. And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings an hundred cubits long, and 'the pillars 'thereof twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets 12 of silver. And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars 13 ten, and their sockets ten. And the

breadth of the court on the east side 14 eastward shall be fifty cubits. °The hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars 15 three, and their sockets three. And for the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits: their pillars three, (16 and their sockets three. And for the gate of the court shall be a 'screen' of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer': their pillars (17) four, and their sockets four. All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18 The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits, of fine twined linen, and their 19 sockets of brass. All the instruments of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 20) And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring 'unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause la lamp to burn Icon21 tinually'. In the tent' of 'meeting',

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without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a 'statute for ever 'throughout their generations "on the behalf of the children of Israel. 281 And bring thou 'near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, 2 Aaron's sons. And thou shalt make

holy garments for Aaron thy brother, (3 for glory and for beauty. And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to 'sanctify! him, that he may minister unto me in the 4 priest's office. And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a coat of chequer work', a "mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister 5 unto me in the priest's office. And they shall take the gold, and 'the' blue, and the purple, and 'the' scarlet, and the fine linen.

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(6) And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the (7) cunning workman'. It shall have two shoulderpieces joined to the two lends thereof; that it may be 8) joined together. And the 'cunningly woven band', which is upon it, to gird it on withal', shall be like the work thereof 'and' of the same 'piece'; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scar9 let, and fine twined linen. And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of 10) Israel: six of their names on 'the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, accord11 ing to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be inclosed in 12 ouches of gold. And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulderpieces of the ephod, 'to be' stones of

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memorial for the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

13 And thou shalt make ouches of 14) gold and two chains of pure gold; like cords' shalt thou make them, of wreathen work and thou shalt put the wreathen chains 'on the ouches. (15) And thou shalt make a breastplate

of judgement, 'the work of the cunning workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. (16 °Foursquare it shall be 'and double';

a span shall be the length thereof, (17) and a span the breadth thereof. And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of 'sardius, topaz, and 2carbuncle shall be (18 the first row; and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a ‘diamond; 19 and the third row a jacinth', an 20 agate, and an amethyst; and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be 'inclosed 21) in gold in their 'settings'. And the

stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be 22 for the twelve tribes. And thou

shalt make upon the breastplate chains like cords', of wreathen work 23 of pure gold. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on 24 the two ends of the breastplate. And

thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold 'on' the two rings lat! 25 the ends of the breastplate. ° And

the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt put on the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, in the forepart 26 thereof. And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, Jupon the ledge thereof, which is 'toward the side of the ephod inward. (27) And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and shalt put them on the two Ishoulderpieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, 'close

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by the coupling thereof, above the Icunningly woven band of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be upon the 'cunningly woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the 29 ephod. °And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgement upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD 30 continually. And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgement the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually.

31 And thou shalt make the robe of 32 the ephod all of blue. And it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of la coat of (33 mail, that it be not rent. And upon the skirts of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the skirts! thereof; and bells of gold between 34 them round about: a golden bell and

a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the 35 robe round about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLY TO THE 37) LORD. And thou shalt put it on a

lace of blue, 'and' it shall be upon the 10mitre; upon the forefront of the 38 10mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, 'and' Aaron Ishall bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted be39 fore the LORD. And thou shalt weave the coat in chequer work1 of

Or, Ichalcedony

8 That is, the Lights and the Per

fections.

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1fine linen, and thou shalt make la mitre of 'fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, 'the work of the 40 embroiderer'. And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and headtires shalt thou make for them, for 41 glory and for beauty. And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's 42 office. And thou shalt make them

linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even 43 unto the thighs they shall reach: and they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the Itent' of 'meeting!, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and 'unto his seed after him.

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shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: take one young bullock and 2 two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened 'mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the Itent of Imeeting, and shalt wash them with 5 water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the cunningly woven band' 6 of the ephod: and thou shalt 'set' the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. "Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint 8 him. And thou shalt bring his sons, 9 and put coats upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind headtires on them and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and 10 his sons. And thou shalt 'bring the

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bullock before the 'tent' of 'meeting': and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the 11 bullock. And thou shalt kill the

bullock before the LORD, 'at the door 12 of the 'tent' of 'meeting. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour lout all the blood at the base of the 13 altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and its! skin, and its' dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a 15 sin offering. "Thou shalt also take Ithe one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the 16 head of the ram. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about 17 upon the altar. And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its' pieces, and with its' 18 head. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by 19 fire unto the LORD. And thou shalt

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take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon 20 the head of the ram. "Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar 21 round about. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments 22 with him. Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the 'fat tail', and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh; for it is (23 a ram of consecration: and one loaf

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of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the 24 LORD: and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and 'upon' the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the 25 LORD. And thou shalt take them 'from their hands, and burn them 'on' the altar upon the burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (26) And thou shalt take the breast of

Aaron's ram of 'consecration', and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: (27 and it shall be thy portion. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the "thigh' of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and 28 of that which is for his sons: and it shall be 'for Aaron' and his sons as! a duel for ever from the children of Israel for it is an heave offering: and it shall be 'an' heave offering from the children of Israel of the 'sacrifices! of their peace offerings, even their 29 heave offering unto the LORD. And

the holy garments of Aaron shall be 'for his sons' after him, to be anointed lin them, and to be consecrated in 30) them. Seven days shall the son

that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of Imeeting to minister in the holy place. (31 °And thou shalt take the ram of con

secration, and seethe lits flesh in la 32 holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, lat! the (33 door of the 'tent' of 'meeting. And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are 34 holy. And if aught of the flesh of the consecration', or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all 'that' I have commanded thee: seven days 36) shalt thou consecrate them. °And

every day shalt thou offer the bullock lof sin offering for atonement: and

1 Or, shoulder

2 Or, purge the altar, by thy making atonement

3 Or, whosoever

thou shalt 2cleanse the altar, when thou Imakest atonement for it; and thou (37) shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and 'the' altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

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Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou 40 shalt offer at even: and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of 'fine flour mingled with the fourth part of 'an' hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an' hin of wine for a 41 drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto 42 the LORD. It shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of Imeeting before the LORD: where I will meet with you, to speak there 43 unto thee. And there I will meet

with the children of Israel; and the 'Tent1 shall be sanctified by my glory. (44)°And I will sanctify the 'tent' of 'meet

ing', and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me 45 in the priest's office. And I will dwell

among the children of Israel, and will 46 be their God. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. 301 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon of acacia wood 2 shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be and two cubits shall be the height thereof the horns thereof shall be of 3 lone piece with it. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a 'crown of *(4 gold round about. And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two 'ribs thereof, upon the two sides of 5 Heb. roof. Heb. walls. 1 Or, irimi Or, moulding

4 Heb. between the two evenings.

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it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves to bear 5 it withal. And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay 6 them with gold. And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I (7) will meet with thee. °And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it. (8 And when Aaron 1lighteth the lamps

at even, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout 9) your generations. Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt loffering, nor Imeal offering; 'and' ye shall pour 'no' drink offering there(10 on. And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement' once in the year shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.

11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 12 saying, "When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, 'according to those that are numbered of them", then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou 13) numberest them. This they shall give, every one that passeth lover unto them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (the shekel is twenty gerahs :) half a shekel 'for an offering to the 14 LORD. Every one that passeth lover unto them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward', shall (15 give the offering of the LORD. "The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering lof the LORD, to make atonement for (16 your souls. And thou shalt take the atonement money 'from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the 'tent' of 'meeting!; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.

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18 saying, "Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tent' of meeting! and the altar, and thou shalt put 19 water therein. ° And Aaron and his

sons shall wash their hands and their 20 feet thereat: when they go into the Itent of meeting', they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire unto 21 the LORD: so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

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Moreover the LORD spake unto (23 Moses, saying, Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of 'flowing! myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet (24) calamus two hundred and fifty, and

of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive 25) oil an' hin: and thou shalt make it an holy anointing! oil, la perfume compounded' after the art of the "perfumer it shall be an holy anointing 26) oil. And thou shalt anoint therewith the 'tent' of 'meeting', and the ark of 27 the testimony, and the table and all Ithe vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and 28 the altar of incense, and the altar of burnt offering with all the vessels Ithereof, and the laver and the base 29 thereof1. And thou shalt sanctify

them, that they may be most holy: "whatsoever toucheth them shall be 30 holy. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and 'sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the 31 priest's office. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. (32 Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof it is holy, and it shall be 33 holy unto you. Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, 'hel shall be cut off from his people.

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