Making the Altar of Burnt Offering (EXO 38:1-7)

[38:1] He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height.

[38:2] He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.

[38:3] And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze.

[38:4] And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down.

[38:5] He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles.

[38:6] He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

[38:7] And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards.

Making the Court (EXO 38:9-20)

[38:9] And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits;

[38:10] their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

[38:11] And for the north side there were hangings of a hundred cubits, their twenty pillars, their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

[38:12] And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.

[38:13] And for the front to the east, fifty cubits.

[38:14] The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases.

[38:15] And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases.

[38:16] All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.

[38:17] And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. The overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.

[38:18] And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

[38:19] And their pillars were four in number. Their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver.

[38:20] And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze.

Materials for the Tabernacle (EXO 38:21-31)

[38:21] These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

[38:22] Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses;

[38:23] and with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

[38:24] All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.

[38:25] The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary:

[38:26] a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men.

[38:27] The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent a base.

[38:28] And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them.

[38:29] The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels;

[38:30] with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of the altar,

[38:31] the bases around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court.

Making the Priestly Garments (EXO 39:1-43)

[39:1] From the blue and purple and scarlet yarns they made finely woven garments, for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:2] He made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

[39:3] And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design.

[39:4] They made for the ephod attaching shoulder pieces, joined to it at its two edges.

[39:5] And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:6] They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.

[39:7] And he set them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:8] He made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

[39:9] It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span its length and a span its breadth when doubled.

[39:10] And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;

[39:11] and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

[39:12] and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

[39:13] and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

[39:14] There were twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

[39:15] And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold.

[39:16] And they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece.

[39:17] And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece.

[39:18] They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod.

[39:19] Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod.

[39:20] And they made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.

[39:21] And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it should lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:22] He also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue,

[39:23] and the opening of the robe in it was like the opening in a garment, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not tear.

[39:24] On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

[39:25] They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe, between the pomegranates—

[39:26] a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:27] They also made the coats, woven of fine linen, for Aaron and his sons,

[39:28] and the turban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twined linen,

[39:29] and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:30] They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.”

[39:31] And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[39:32] Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did.

[39:33] Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;

[39:34] the covering of tanned rams’ skins and goatskins, and the veil of the screen;

[39:35] the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

[39:36] the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;

[39:37] the lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

[39:38] the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the entrance of the tent;

[39:39] the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand;

[39:40] the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting;

[39:41] the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for their service as priests.

[39:42] According to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work.

[39:43] And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moses blessed them.

The Tabernacle Erected (EXO 40:1-33)

[40:1] The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

[40:2] “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

[40:3] And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

[40:4] And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

[40:5] And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

[40:6] You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

[40:7] and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

[40:8] And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.

[40:9] “Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.

[40:10] You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy.

[40:11] You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.

[40:12] Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water

[40:13] and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.

[40:14] You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them,

[40:15] and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.”

[40:16] This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.

[40:17] In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

[40:18] Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.

[40:19] And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:20] He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark.

[40:21] And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:22] He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,

[40:23] and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:24] He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,

[40:25] and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:26] He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

[40:27] and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:28] He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

[40:29] And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

[40:30] He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,

[40:31] with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

[40:32] When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.

[40:33] And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

The Glory of the Lord (EXO 40:34-38)

[40:34] Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

[40:35] And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

[40:36] Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.

[40:37] But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.

[40:38] For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

Laws for Burnt Offerings (LEV 1:1-17)

[1:1] The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying,

[1:2] “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of livestock from the herd or from the flock.

[1:3] “If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he shall offer a male without blemish. He shall bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the Lord.

[1:4] He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.

[1:5] Then he shall kill the bull before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood and throw the blood against the sides of the altar that is at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

[1:6] Then he shall flay the burnt offering and cut it into pieces,

[1:7] and the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire on the altar and arrange wood on the fire.

[1:8] And Aaron’s sons the priests shall arrange the pieces, the head, and the fat, on the wood that is on the fire on the altar;

[1:9] but its entrails and its legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall burn all of it on the altar, as a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

[1:10] “If his gift for a burnt offering is from the flock, from the sheep or goats, he shall bring a male without blemish,

[1:11] and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.

[1:12] And he shall cut it into pieces, with its head and its fat, and the priest shall arrange them on the wood that is on the fire on the altar,

[1:13] but the entrails and the legs he shall wash with water. And the priest shall offer all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

[1:14] “If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons.

[1:15] And the priest shall bring it to the altar and wring off its head and burn it on the altar. Its blood shall be drained out on the side of the altar.

[1:16] He shall remove its crop with its contents and cast it beside the altar on the east side, in the place for ashes.

[1:17] He shall tear it open by its wings, but shall not sever it completely. And the priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

Laws for Grain Offerings (LEV 2:1-16)

[2:1] “When anyone brings a grain offering as an offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour. He shall pour oil on it and put frankincense on it

[2:2] and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. And he shall take from it a handful of the fine flour and oil, with all of its frankincense, and the priest shall burn this as its memorial portion on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

[2:3] But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

[2:4] “When you bring a grain offering baked in the oven as an offering, it shall be unleavened loaves of fine flour mixed with oil or unleavened wafers smeared with oil.

[2:5] And if your offering is a grain offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mixed with oil.

[2:6] You shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it; it is a grain offering.

[2:7] And if your offering is a grain offering cooked in a pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.

[2:8] And you shall bring the grain offering that is made of these things to the Lord, and when it is presented to the priest, he shall bring it to the altar.

[2:9] And the priest shall take from the grain offering its memorial portion and burn this on the altar, a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

[2:10] But the rest of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the Lord’s food offerings.

[2:11] “No grain offering that you bring to the Lord shall be made with leaven, for you shall burn no leaven nor any honey as a food offering to the Lord.

[2:12] As an offering of firstfruits you may bring them to the Lord, but they shall not be offered on the altar for a pleasing aroma.

[2:13] You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

[2:14] “If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits fresh ears, roasted with fire, crushed new grain.

[2:15] And you shall put oil on it and lay frankincense on it; it is a grain offering.

[2:16] And the priest shall burn as its memorial portion some of the crushed grain and some of the oil with all of its frankincense; it is a food offering to the Lord.

Laws for Peace Offerings (LEV 3:1-17)

[3:1] “If his offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

[3:2] And he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall throw the blood against the sides of the altar.

[3:3] And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as a food offering to the Lord, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails,

[3:4] and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

[3:5] Then Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

[3:6] “If his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering to the Lord is an animal from the flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish.

[3:7] If he offers a lamb for his offering, then he shall offer it before the Lord,

[3:8] lay his hand on the head of his offering, and kill it in front of the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.

[3:9] Then from the sacrifice of the peace offering he shall offer as a food offering to the Lord its fat; he shall remove the whole fat tail, cut off close to the backbone, and the fat that covers the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails

[3:10] and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

[3:11] And the priest shall burn it on the altar as a food offering to the Lord.

[3:12] “If his offering is a goat, then he shall offer it before the Lord

[3:13] and lay his hand on its head and kill it in front of the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the sides of the altar.

[3:14] Then he shall offer from it, as his offering for a food offering to the Lord, the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails

[3:15] and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.

[3:16] And the priest shall burn them on the altar as a food offering with a pleasing aroma. All fat is the Lord’s.

[3:17] It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations, in all your dwelling places, that you eat neither fat nor blood.”