Exodus 30:1-38 CSB

[1] "You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood. [2] It must be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide; it must be thirty-six inches high. Its horns must be of one piece with it. [3] Overlay its top, all around its sides, and its horns with pure gold; make a gold molding all around it. [4] Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with. [5] Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. [6] "You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony-in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony-where I will meet with you. [7] Aaron must burn fragrant incense on it; he must burn it every morning when he tends the lamps. [8] When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn incense. There is to be an incense offering before the LORD throughout your generations. [9] You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it. [10] "Once a year Aaron is to perform the atonement ceremony for the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the atonement ceremony for it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement on the horns. The altar is especially holy to the LORD." [11] The LORD spoke to Moses: [12] "When you take a census of the Israelites to register them, each of the men must pay a ransom for his life to the LORD as they are registered. Then no plague will come on them as they are registered. [13] Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the LORD. [14] Each man who is registered, twenty years old or more, must give this contribution to the LORD. [15] The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the LORD to atone for your lives. [16] Take the atonement price from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the LORD to atone for your lives." [17] The LORD spoke to Moses: [18] "Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. [19] Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin. [20] Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. [21] They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations." [22] The LORD spoke to Moses: [23] "Take for yourself the finest spices: 12 1/2 pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6 1/4 pounds ) of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant cane, [24] 12 1/2 pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and a gallon of olive oil. [25] Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil. [26] "With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, [27] the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense, [28] the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. [29] Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated. [30] Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve me as priests. [31] "Tell the Israelites: This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. [32] It must not be used for ordinary anointing on a person's body, and you must not make anything like it using its formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you. [33] Anyone who blends something like it or puts some of it on an unauthorized person must be cut off from his people." [34] The LORD said to Moses, "Take fragrant spices: stacte, onycha, and galbanum; the spices and pure frankincense are to be in equal measures. [35] Prepare expertly blended incense from these; it is to be seasoned with salt, pure and holy. [36] Grind some of it into a fine powder and put some in front of the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It must be especially holy to you. [37] As for the incense you are making, you must not make any for yourselves using its formula. It is to be regarded by you as holy-belonging to the LORD. [38] Anyone who makes something like it to smell its fragrance must be cut off from his people."