Exodus 30

The Altar of Incense

1 "You shall make a an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 "A cubit shall be its length and a cubit its width - it shall be square - and two cubits shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 "And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a 1 molding of gold all around. 4 "Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it. 5 "You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 "And you shall put it before the b veil that is before the ark of the Testimony, before the c mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 "Aaron shall burn on it d sweet incense every morning; when e he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it. 8 "And when Aaron lights the lamps 2 at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9 "You shall not offer f strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. 10 "And g Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement; once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the LORD."

The Census Tax

11 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 12 h "When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give i a 3 ransom for himself to the LORD, when you number them, that there may be no j plague among them when you number them. 13 k "This is what everyone among those who are numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary l (a shekel is twenty gerahs). m The half-shekel shall be an offering to the LORD. 14 "Everyone included among those who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an 4 offering to the LORD. 15 "The n rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the LORD, to make atonement for yourselves. 16 "And you shall take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and o shall 5 appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of meeting, that it may be p a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for yourselves."

The Bronze Basin

17 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 18 q "You shall also make a 6 laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall r put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, 19 "for Aaron and his sons s shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. 20 "When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to the LORD, they shall wash with water, lest they die. 21 "So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And t it shall be a 7 statute forever to them - to him and his descendants throughout their generations."

The Anointing Oil and Incense

22 Moreover the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 23 "Also take for yourself u quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid v myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling w cane, 24 "five hundred shekels of x cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a y hin of olive oil. 25 "And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be z a holy anointing oil. 26 a "With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; 27 "the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; 28 "the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. 29 "You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; b whatever touches them must be holy. 30 c "And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests. 31 "And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. 32 'It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. d It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 e 'Whoever 8 compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, f shall be 9 cut off from his people.' "

34 And the LORD said to Moses: g "Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. 35 "You shall make of these an incense, a compound h according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. 36 "And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting i where I will meet with you. j It shall be most holy to you. 37 "But as for the incense which you shall make, k you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its 10 composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD. 38 l "Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people."

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 37:25 - 29
    He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit and its width a cubit - it was square - and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 26:31 - 35
    You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 25:21
    You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
    Exodus 25:22
    And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 30:34
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each.
    1 Samuel 2:28
    Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
    1 Chronicles 23:13
    The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should sanctify the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to Him, and to give the blessing in His name forever.
    Luke 1:9
    According to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 27:20
    And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
    Exodus 27:21
    In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
  6. Cross References
    Leviticus 10:1
    Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them.
  7. Cross References
    Leviticus 16:3 - 34
    Thus Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering, and of a ram as a burnt offering.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 38:25
    And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
    Exodus 38:26
    A bekah for each man ( that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
    Numbers 1:2
    Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male individually.
    Numbers 26:2
    "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and above, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel."
    2 Samuel 24:2
    So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, "Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 31:50
    "Therefore we have brought an offering for the LORD, what every man found of ornaments of gold: armlets and bracelets and signet rings and earrings and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD."
    Matthew 20:28
    "just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."
    1 Peter 1:18
    Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers.
    1 Peter 1:19
    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
  10. Cross References
    2 Samuel 24:15
    So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from the morning till the appointed time. From Dan to Beersheba seventy thousand men of the people died.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 17:24
    When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, "Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 27:25
    And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.
    Numbers 3:47
    You shall take five shekels for each one individually; you shall take them in the currency of the shekel of the sanctuary, the shekel of twenty gerahs.
    Ezekiel 45:12
    The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your mina.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 38:26
    A bekah for each man ( that is, half a shekel, according to the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone included in the numbering from twenty years old and above, for six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty men.
  14. Cross References
    Job 34:19
    Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands.
    Proverbs 22:2
    The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all.
    Ephesians 6:9
    And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 38:25 - 31
    And the silver from those who were numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary:
  16. Cross References
    Numbers 16:40
    To be a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who is not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 38:8
    He made the laver of bronze and its base of bronze, from the bronze mirrors of the serving women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
    1 Kings 7:38
    Then he made ten lavers of bronze; each laver contained forty baths, and each laver was four cubits. On each of the ten carts was a laver.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 40:30
    He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 40:31
    And Moses, Aaron, and his sons would wash their...
    Exodus 40:32
    Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeti...
    Psalms 26:6
    I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go...
    Isaiah 52:11
    Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unc...
    John 13:8
    Peter said to Him, "You shall never wash my fee...
    John 13:10
    Jesus said to him, "He who is bathed needs only...
    Hebrews 10:22
    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assu...
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 28:43
    They shall be on Aaron and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute forever to him and his descendants after him.
  21. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices -
    Ezekiel 27:22
    The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.
  22. Cross References
    Psalms 45:8
    All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
    Proverbs 7:17
    I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
  23. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices -
    Jeremiah 6:20
    For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.
  24. Cross References
    Psalms 45:8
    All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
  25. Cross References
    Exodus 29:40
    With the one lamb shall be one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering.
  26. Cross References
    Exodus 37:29
    He also made the holy anointing oil and the pur...
    Exodus 40:9
    And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoin...
    Leviticus 8:10
    Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed...
    Numbers 35:25
    So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer...
    Psalms 89:20
    I have found My servant David; With My holy oil...
    Psalms 133:2
    It is like the precious oil upon the head, Runn...
  27. Cross References
    Exodus 40:9
    And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.
    Leviticus 8:10
    Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
    Numbers 7:1
    Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them.
  28. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.
    Numbers 4:15
    And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
    Haggai 2:11 - 13
    Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying.
  29. Cross References
    Exodus 29:7
    And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
    Leviticus 8:12
    And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
  30. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
    Exodus 30:37
    But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD.
  31. Cross References
    Exodus 30:38
    "Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people."
  32. Cross References
    Genesis 17:14
    "And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
    Exodus 12:15
    Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
    Leviticus 7:20
    But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from his people.
    Leviticus 7:21
    'Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from his people.'"
  33. Cross References
    Exodus 25:6
    Oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense.
    Exodus 37:29
    He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
  34. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
  35. Cross References
    Exodus 29:42
    This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
    Leviticus 16:2
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
  36. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.
    Exodus 30:32
    It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
    Leviticus 2:3
    The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to the LORD made by fire.
  37. Cross References
    Exodus 30:32
    It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
  38. Cross References
    Exodus 30:33
    'Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, shall be cut off from his people.'"
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