1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon : of acacia wood shalt thou make it . 2A 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 one piece with it . 3And 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 gold round about . 4And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof ; upon the two ribs thereof , upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them ; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it . 5And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood , and overlay them with gold . 6And 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 will meet with thee . 7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices : every morning , when he dresseth the lamps , he shall burn it . 8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even , he shall burn it , a perpetual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations . 9Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon , nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon . 10And 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 Jehovah .
The Atonement Money
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses , saying , 12When 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 Jehovah , when thou numberest them ; that there be no plague among them , when thou numberest them . 13This they shall give , every one that passeth over 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 Jehovah . 14Every one that passeth over unto them that are numbered , from twenty years old and upward , shall give the offering of Jehovah . 15The rich shall not give more , and the poor shall not give less , than the half shekel , when they give the offering of Jehovah , to make atonement for your souls . 16And 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 Jehovah , to make atonement for your souls .
The Bronze Basin
17And Jehovah spake unto Moses , saying , 18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass , and the base thereof of brass , whereat to wash . And thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar , and thou shalt put water therein . 19And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20when they go into the tent 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 Jehovah . 21So 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 .
The Anointing Oil and Incense
22Moreover Jehovah spake unto Moses , saying , 23Take 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 calamus two hundred and fifty , 24and of cassia five hundred , after the shekel of the sanctuary , and of olive oil a hin ; 25and thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil , a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer : it shall be a holy anointing oil . 26And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting , and the ark of the testimony , 27and the table and all the vessels thereof , and the candlestick and the vessels thereof , and the altar of incense , 28and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof , and the laver and the base thereof . 29And thou shalt sanctify them , that they may be most holy : whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy . 30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons , and sanctify them , that they may minister unto me in the priest ’s office. 31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel , saying , This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations . 32Upon 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 holy unto you . 33Whosoever compoundeth any like it , or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger , he shall be cut off from his people . 34And Jehovah said unto Moses , Take unto thee sweet spices , stacte , and onycha , and galbanum ; sweet spices with pure frankincense : of each shall there be a like weight; 35and thou shalt make of it incense , a perfume after the art of the perfumer , seasoned with salt , pure and holy : 36and 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 be unto you most holy . 37And the incense which thou shalt make , according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves : it shall be unto thee holy for Jehovah . 38Whosoever shall make like unto that , to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people .