1fine linen, and thou shalt make lal mitre of 1fine 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.

291 And this is the thing that thou

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 Imingled 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 'tent 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 7 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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1 Or, Isilk!

2 Heb. fill their hand.

bullock before the Itent' 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 the 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 lits! 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 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

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 Ispices: 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 Ithe 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.

And the LORD spake unto Moses,

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1 Or, setteth up Heb. causeth to ascend.

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 'thereof1, 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.

(34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, 1stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight; 35) and thou shalt make of it 'incense', a perfume after the art of the 'perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and 36 holy and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent' of 'meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall (37) be unto you most holy. And the in

cense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof 'yel shall not make for yourselves: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 38 °Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, he shall be cut off from his people.

311 And the LORD spake unto Moses, 2 saying, °See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of 3 Hur, of the tribe of Judah: and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of 4 workmanship, to devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, 5 and in brass, and in cutting of stones Ifor setting', and in carving of 'wood', to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have appointed' with him 'Oholiab', the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee: 7 the 'tent' of 'meeting', and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of 8 the Tent; and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of in9 cense; and the altar of burnt offering

with all its vessels', and the laver and 10 its base; and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's 11) office; and the anointing oil, and

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'the incense of sweet spices' for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

And the LORD spake unto Moses, 13) saying, Speak thou also unto the

children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD which sanctify 14 you. "Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that 'profaneth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day' is 'a' sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to 16 death. "Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

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And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, 'the' two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. 321 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down 'from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know 2 not what is become of him. And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto 3 me. And all the people brake off the golden rings! which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received lit at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, land' made it a molten calf: and they said, "These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land 5 of Egypt. And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To-morrow shall be a feast to the 6 LORD. And they rose up early on the and offered burnt offerings,

morrow,

and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

7 And the LORD 'spake unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted them(8 selves: they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the 9 land of Egypt. And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 10 now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will 11 make of thee a great nation. And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and 12 with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying', For 'evil' did he bring them 'forth', to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy 13 people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit 14 it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he said he would' do unto his people.

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And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, 'with' the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables Ithat were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the 16 other were they written. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for

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1 Heb. whispering.

2 Heb. Fill your hand.

3 Or, 1 for every man hath been

VERSION OF 1611.-7 said; 8 thereunto

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being overcome: but the noise of 19 them that sing do I hear. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake 20 them beneath the mount. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and 'strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel (21) drink of it. And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great 22 sin upon them? And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot thou knowest the people, that 23 they are set on levil. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not 24 what is become of him. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me and I cast it into the fire, and 25 there came out this calf. And when Moses saw that the people were

broken loose; for Aaron had let' them loose for a 'derision among 26 their enemies: then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, 'Whoso! is on the LORD'S side, let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto 27 him. And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh', and go to and fro1 from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every 28 man his neighbour. And the 'sons! of Levi did according to the word of Moses and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. (29 And Moses said, 2Consecrate your

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selves to-day to the LORD, yea', every man against his son, and 4against his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. (30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make atonement for your 31 sin. And Moses returned unto the

against his son and against his brother

• Or, upon