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              1 And thou shalt make   an altar  to burn  incense  upon: of shittim  wood  shalt thou make   it.
            
            
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“Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.            
            
              2 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 the same.
            
            
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It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high —its horns of one piece with it.            
            
              3 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 gold  round about. 
            
            
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Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.            
            
              4 And two  golden  rings  shalt thou make   to it under the crown  of it, by the two  corners  thereof, upon the two  sides  of it shalt thou make   it; and they shall be for places  for the staves  to bear   it withal. 
            
            
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Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it.            
            
              5 And thou shalt make   the staves  of shittim  wood,  and overlay   them with gold. 
            
            
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Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.            
            
              6 And thou shalt put   it before  the vail  that is by the ark  of the testimony,  before  the mercy seat  that is over the testimony,  where I will meet   with thee.
            
            
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Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.            
            
              7 And Aaron  shall burn   thereon sweet  incense  every morning:  when he dresseth   the lamps,  he shall burn incense   upon it.
            
            
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“Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.            
            
              8 And when Aaron  lighteth   the lamps  at even,  he shall burn incense   upon it, a perpetual  incense  before  the LORD  throughout your generations. 
            
            
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He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for the generations to come.            
            
              9 Ye shall offer   no strange   incense  thereon, nor burnt sacrifice,  nor meat offering;  neither shall ye pour   drink offering  thereon.
            
            
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Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.            
            
              10 And Aaron  shall make an atonement   upon the horns  of it once  in a year  with the blood  of the sin offering  of atonements:  once  in the year  shall he make atonement   upon it throughout your generations:  it is most  holy  unto the LORD. 
            
            
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Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering for the generations to come. It is most holy to the LORD.”            
            
              11 And the LORD  spake   unto Moses,  saying  ,
            
            
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Then the LORD said to Moses,            
            
              12 When thou takest   the sum  of the children  of Israel  after their number  , 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 numberest   them.
            
            
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“When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the LORD a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them.            
            
              13 This they shall give  , every one that passeth   among  them that are numbered  , half  a shekel  after the shekel  of the sanctuary:  (a shekel  is twenty  gerahs:)  an half  shekel  shall be the offering  of the LORD. 
            
            
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Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.            
            
              14 Every one that passeth   among them that are numbered  , from twenty  years  old  and above,  shall give   an offering  unto the LORD. 
            
            
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All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the LORD.            
            
              15 The rich  shall not give more  , and the poor  shall not give less   than half  a shekel,  when they give   an offering  unto the LORD,  to make an atonement   for your souls. 
            
            
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The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives.            
            
              16 And thou shalt take   the atonement  money  of the children  of Israel,  and shalt appoint   it for the service  of the tabernacle  of the congregation;  that it may be a memorial  unto the children  of Israel  before  the LORD,  to make an atonement   for your souls. 
            
            
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Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD, making atonement for your lives.”            
            
              17 And the LORD  spake   unto Moses,  saying  ,
            
            
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Then the LORD said to Moses,            
            
              18 Thou shalt also make   a laver  of brass,  and his foot  also of brass,  to wash   withal: and thou shalt put   it between the tabernacle  of the congregation  and the altar,  and thou shalt put   water  therein.
            
            
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“Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.            
            
              19 For Aaron  and his sons  shall wash   their hands  and their feet  thereat:
            
            
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Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it.            
            
              20 When they go   into the tabernacle  of the congregation,  they shall wash   with water,  that they die   not; or when they come near   to the altar  to minister  , to burn offering   made by fire  unto the LORD: 
            
            
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Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD,            
            
              21 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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they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”            
            
              22 Moreover the LORD  spake   unto Moses,  saying  ,
            
            
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Then the LORD said to Moses,            
            
              23 Take   thou also unto thee principal  spices,  of pure  myrrh  five  hundred  shekels, and of sweet  cinnamon  half  so much,  even two hundred  and fifty  shekels, and of sweet  calamus  two hundred  and fifty  shekels,
            
            
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“Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant calamus,            
            
              24 And of cassia  five  hundred  shekels, after the shekel  of the sanctuary,  and of oil  olive  an hin: 
            
            
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500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.            
            
              25 And thou shalt make   it an oil  of holy  ointment,  an ointment  compound  after the art  of the apothecary  : it shall be an holy  anointing  oil. 
            
            
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Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil.            
            
              26 And thou shalt anoint   the tabernacle  of the congregation  therewith, and the ark  of the testimony, 
            
            
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Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,            
            
              27 And the table  and all his vessels,  and the candlestick  and his vessels,  and the altar  of incense, 
            
            
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the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense,            
            
              28 And the altar  of burnt offering  with all his vessels,  and the laver  and his foot. 
            
            
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the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.            
            
              29 And thou shalt sanctify   them, that they may be most  holy:  whatsoever toucheth   them shall be holy  .
            
            
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You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.            
            
              30 And thou shalt anoint   Aaron  and his sons,  and consecrate   them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office  .
            
            
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“Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.            
            
              31 And thou shalt speak   unto the children  of Israel,  saying  , This shall be an holy  anointing  oil  unto me throughout your generations. 
            
            
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Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.            
            
              32 Upon man's  flesh  shall it not be poured  , neither shall ye make   any other like it, after the composition  of it: it is holy,  and it shall be holy  unto you.
            
            
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Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.            
            
              33 Whosoever     compoundeth   any like it, or whosoever putteth   any of it upon a stranger  , shall even be cut   off from his people. 
            
            
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Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’ ”            
            
              34 And the LORD  said   unto Moses,  Take   unto thee sweet spices,  stacte,  and onycha,  and galbanum;  these sweet  spices  with pure  frankincense:  of each  shall there be a like  weight:
            
            
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts,            
            
              35 And thou shalt make   it a perfume,  a confection  after the art  of the apothecary  , tempered   together, pure  and holy: 
            
            
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and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.            
            
              36 And thou shalt beat   some of it very small  , and put   of it before  the testimony  in the tabernacle  of the congregation,  where I will meet   with thee: it shall be unto you most  holy. 
            
            
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Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.            
            
              37 And as for the perfume  which thou shalt make  , ye shall not make   to yourselves according to the composition  thereof: it shall be unto thee holy  for the LORD. 
            
            
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Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the LORD.            
            
              38 Whosoever  shall  make   like unto that, to smell   thereto, shall even be cut off   from his people. 
            
            
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Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”            
          
            
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