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¹Then Moses called together the whole community of Israel and told them, “These are the instructions the LORD has commanded you to follow.

²You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the LORD. Anyone who works on that day must be put to death.

³You must not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath.”

⁴Then Moses said to the whole community of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:

⁵Take a sacred offering for the LORD. Let those with generous hearts present the following gifts to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;

⁶blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth;

⁷tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood;

⁸olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

⁹onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

¹⁰“Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the LORD has commanded:

¹¹the Tabernacle and its sacred tent, its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;

¹²the Ark and its carrying poles; the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;

¹³the table, its carrying poles, and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;

¹⁴for light, the lampstand, its accessories, the lamp cups, and the olive oil for lighting;

¹⁵the incense altar and its carrying poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tabernacle;

¹⁶the altar of burnt offering; the bronze grating of the altar and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;

¹⁷the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;

¹⁸the tent pegs of the Tabernacle and courtyard and their ropes;

¹⁹the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place — the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.”

²⁰So the whole community of Israel left Moses and returned to their tents.

²¹All whose hearts were stirred and whose spirits were moved came and brought their sacred offerings to the LORD. They brought all the materials needed for the Tabernacle, for the performance of its rituals, and for the sacred garments.

²²Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold — brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.

²³All those who owned the following items willingly brought them: blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; and tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather.

²⁴And all who had silver and bronze objects gave them as a sacred offering to the LORD. And those who had acacia wood brought it for use in the project.

²⁵All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.

²⁶All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.

²⁷The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

²⁸They also brought spices and olive oil for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.

²⁹So the people of Israel — every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses — brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.

³⁰Then Moses told the people of Israel, “The LORD has specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

³¹The LORD has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.

³²He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.

³³He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft.

³⁴And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.

³⁵The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.

¹“The LORD has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded.”

²So Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and all the others who were specially gifted by the LORD and were eager to get to work.

³Moses gave them the materials donated by the people of Israel as sacred offerings for the completion of the sanctuary. But the people continued to bring additional gifts each morning.

⁴Finally the craftsmen who were working on the sanctuary left their work.

⁵They went to Moses and reported, “The people have given more than enough materials to complete the job the LORD has commanded us to do!”

⁶So Moses gave the command, and this message was sent throughout the camp: “Men and women, don’t prepare any more gifts for the sanctuary. We have enough!” So the people stopped bringing their sacred offerings.

⁷Their contributions were more than enough to complete the whole project.

⁸The skilled craftsmen made ten curtains of finely woven linen for the Tabernacle. Then Bezalel decorated the curtains with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.

⁹All ten curtains were exactly the same size — 42 feet long and 6 feet wide.

¹⁰Five of these curtains were joined together to make one long curtain, and the other five were joined to make a second long curtain.

¹¹He made fifty loops of blue yarn and put them along the edge of the last curtain in each set.

¹²The fifty loops along the edge of one curtain matched the fifty loops along the edge of the other curtain.

¹³Then he made fifty gold clasps and fastened the long curtains together with the clasps. In this way, the Tabernacle was made of one continuous piece.

¹⁴He made eleven curtains of goat-hair cloth to serve as a tent covering for the Tabernacle.

¹⁵These eleven curtains were all exactly the same size — 45 feet long and 6 feet wide.

¹⁶Bezalel joined five of these curtains together to make one long curtain, and the other six were joined to make a second long curtain.

¹⁷He made fifty loops for the edge of each large curtain.

¹⁸He also made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the long curtains together. In this way, the tent covering was made of one continuous piece.

¹⁹He completed the tent covering with a layer of tanned ram skins and a layer of fine goatskin leather.

²⁰For the framework of the Tabernacle, Bezalel constructed frames of acacia wood.

²¹Each frame was 15 feet high and 27 inches wide,

²²with two pegs under each frame. All the frames were identical.

²³He made twenty of these frames to support the curtains on the south side of the Tabernacle.

²⁴He also made forty silver bases — two bases under each frame, with the pegs fitting securely into the bases.

²⁵For the north side of the Tabernacle, he made another twenty frames,

²⁶with their forty silver bases, two bases under each frame.

²⁷He made six frames for the rear — the west side of the Tabernacle —

²⁸along with two additional frames to reinforce the rear corners of the Tabernacle.

²⁹These corner frames were matched at the bottom and firmly attached at the top with a single ring, forming a single corner unit. Both of these corner units were made the same way.

³⁰So there were eight frames at the rear of the Tabernacle, set in sixteen silver bases — two bases under each frame.

³¹Then he made crossbars of acacia wood to link the frames, five crossbars for the north side of the Tabernacle

³²and five for the south side. He also made five crossbars for the rear of the Tabernacle, which faced west.

³³He made the middle crossbar to attach halfway up the frames; it ran all the way from one end of the Tabernacle to the other.

³⁴He overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. Then he overlaid the crossbars with gold as well.

³⁵For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.

³⁶For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases.

³⁷Then he made another curtain for the entrance to the sacred tent. He made it of finely woven linen and embroidered it with exquisite designs using blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

³⁸This curtain was hung on gold hooks attached to five posts. The posts with their decorated tops and hooks were overlaid with gold, and the five bases were cast from bronze.

¹Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood — a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

²He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.

³He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

⁴Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

⁵He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

⁶Then he made the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement — from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

⁷He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.

⁸He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.

⁹The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.

¹⁰Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

¹¹He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.

¹²He decorated it with a 3-inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.

¹³Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.

¹⁴The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.

¹⁵He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

¹⁶Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table — bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers — to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.

¹⁷Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece — the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.

¹⁸The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

¹⁹Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

²⁰The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

²¹There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.

²²The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.

²³He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.

²⁴The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold.

²⁵Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.

²⁶He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.

²⁷He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.

²⁸He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

²⁹Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.

¹Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1⁄2 feet wide, 7 1⁄2 feet long, and 4 1⁄2 feet high.

²He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

³Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze — the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans.

⁴Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.

⁵He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.

⁶He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.

⁷He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.

⁸Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

⁹Then Bezalel made the courtyard, which was enclosed with curtains made of finely woven linen. On the south side the curtains were 150 feet long.

¹⁰They were held up by twenty posts set securely in twenty bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.

¹¹He made a similar set of curtains for the north side — 150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.

¹²The curtains on the west end of the courtyard were 75 feet long, hung with silver hooks and rings and supported by ten posts set into ten bases.

¹³The east end, the front, was also 75 feet long.

¹⁴The courtyard entrance was on the east end, flanked by two curtains. The curtain on the right side was 22 1⁄2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.

¹⁵The curtain on the left side was also 22 1⁄2 feet long and was supported by three posts set into three bases.

¹⁶All the curtains used in the courtyard were made of finely woven linen.

¹⁷Each post had a bronze base, and all the hooks and rings were silver. The tops of the posts of the courtyard were overlaid with silver, and the rings to hold up the curtains were made of silver.

¹⁸He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1⁄2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls.

¹⁹It was supported by four posts, each set securely in its own bronze base. The tops of the posts were overlaid with silver, and the hooks and rings were also made of silver.

²⁰All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.

²¹This is an inventory of the materials used in building the Tabernacle of the Covenant. The Levites compiled the figures, as Moses directed, and Ithamar son of Aaron the priest served as recorder.

²²Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²³He was assisted by Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman expert at engraving, designing, and embroidering with blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth.

²⁴The people brought special offerings of gold totaling 2,193 pounds, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. This gold was used throughout the Tabernacle.

²⁵The whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.

²⁶This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.

²⁷The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.

²⁸The remaining 45 pounds of silver was used to make the hooks and rings and to overlay the tops of the posts.

²⁹The people also brought as special offerings 5,310 pounds of bronze,

³⁰which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils.

³¹Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.

¹The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth — clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²Bezalel made the ephod of finely woven linen and embroidered it with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

³He made gold thread by hammering out thin sheets of gold and cutting it into fine strands. With great skill and care, he worked it into the fine linen with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

⁴The ephod consisted of two pieces, front and back, joined at the shoulders with two shoulder-pieces.

⁵The decorative sash was made of the same materials: finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

⁶They mounted the two onyx stones in settings of gold filigree. The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, just as a seal is engraved.

⁷He fastened these stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod as a reminder that the priest represents the people of Israel. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

⁸Bezalel made the chestpiece with great skill and care. He made it to match the ephod, using finely woven linen embroidered with gold and with blue, purple, and scarlet thread.

⁹He made the chestpiece of a single piece of cloth folded to form a pouch nine inches square.

¹⁰They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row contained a red carnelian, a pale-green peridot, and an emerald.

¹¹The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.

¹²The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.

¹³The fourth row contained a blue-green beryl, an onyx, and a green jasper. All these stones were set in gold filigree.

¹⁴Each stone represented one of the twelve sons of Israel, and the name of that tribe was engraved on it like a seal.

¹⁵To attach the chestpiece to the ephod, they made braided cords of pure gold thread.

¹⁶They also made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings and attached them to the top corners of the chestpiece.

¹⁷They tied the two gold cords to the rings on the chestpiece.

¹⁸They tied the other ends of the cords to the gold settings on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod.

¹⁹Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the inside edges of the chestpiece next to the ephod.

²⁰Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the front of the ephod, below the shoulder-pieces, just above the knot where the decorative sash was fastened to the ephod.

²¹They attached the bottom rings of the chestpiece to the rings on the ephod with blue cords. In this way, the chestpiece was held securely to the ephod above the decorative sash. All this was done just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²²Bezalel made the robe that is worn with the ephod from a single piece of blue woven cloth,

²³with an opening for Aaron’s head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear.

²⁴They made pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attached them to the hem of the robe.

²⁵They also made bells of pure gold and placed them between the pomegranates along the hem of the robe,

²⁶with bells and pomegranates alternating all around the hem. This robe was to be worn whenever the priest ministered before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²⁷They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.

²⁸The turban and the special head coverings were made of fine linen, and the undergarments were also made of finely woven linen.

²⁹The sashes were made of finely woven linen and embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³⁰Finally, they made the sacred medallion — the badge of holiness — of pure gold. They engraved it like a seal with these words: HOLY TO THE LORD.

³¹They attached the medallion with a blue cord to Aaron’s turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³²And so at last the Tabernacle was finished. The Israelites had done everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³³And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;

³⁴the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;

³⁵the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement;

³⁶the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;

³⁷the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;

³⁸the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;

³⁹the bronze altar; the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;

⁴⁰the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;

⁴¹the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place — the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.

⁴²So the people of Israel followed all of the LORD’s instructions to Moses.

⁴³Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had been done just as the LORD had commanded him, he blessed them.

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year.

³Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.

⁴Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.

⁵“Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

⁶Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.

⁷Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.

⁸Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.

⁹“Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.

¹⁰Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy.

¹¹Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them.

¹²“Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.

¹³Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.

¹⁴Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics.

¹⁵Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”

¹⁶Moses proceeded to do everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁷So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.

¹⁸Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts.

¹⁹Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁰He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover — the place of atonement — on top of it.

²¹Then he brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and hung the inner curtain to shield it from view, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²²Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.

²³And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁴He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle across from the table on the south side of the Holy Place.

²⁵Then he lit the lamps in the LORD’s presence, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁶He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.

²⁷On it he burned the fragrant incense, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁸He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle,

²⁹and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

³⁰Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves.

³¹Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons used water from it to wash their hands and feet.

³²Whenever they approached the altar and entered the Tabernacle, they washed themselves, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³³Then he hung the curtains forming the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar. And he set up the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard. So at last Moses finished the work.

³⁴Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.

³⁵Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.

³⁶Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.

³⁷But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted.

³⁸The cloud of the LORD hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.

¹The LORD called to Moses from the Tabernacle and said to him,

²“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present an animal as an offering to the LORD, you may take it from your herd of cattle or your flock of sheep and goats.

³“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the herd, it must be a male with no defects. Bring it to the entrance of the Tabernacle so you may be accepted by the LORD.

⁴Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and the LORD will accept its death in your place to purify you, making you right with him.

⁵Then slaughter the young bull in the LORD’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will present the animal’s blood by splattering it against all sides of the altar that stands at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

⁶Then skin the animal and cut it into pieces.

⁷The sons of Aaron the priest will build a wood fire on the altar.

⁸They will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.

⁹But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁰“If the animal you present as a burnt offering is from the flock, it may be either a sheep or a goat, but it must be a male with no defects.

¹¹Slaughter the animal on the north side of the altar in the LORD’s presence, and Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

¹²Then cut the animal in pieces, and the priests will arrange the pieces of the offering, including the head and fat, on the wood burning on the altar.

¹³But the internal organs and the legs must first be washed with water. Then the priest will burn the entire sacrifice on the altar as a burnt offering. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁴“If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.

¹⁵The priest will take the bird to the altar, wring off its head, and burn it on the altar. But first he must drain its blood against the side of the altar.

¹⁶The priest must also remove the crop and the feathers and throw them in the ashes on the east side of the altar.

¹⁷Then, grasping the bird by its wings, the priest will tear the bird open, but without tearing it apart. Then he will burn it as a burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹“When you present grain as an offering to the LORD, the offering must consist of choice flour. You are to pour olive oil on it, sprinkle it with frankincense,

²and bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest will scoop out a handful of the flour moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this representative portion on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

³The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.

⁴“If your offering is a grain offering baked in an oven, it must be made of choice flour, but without any yeast. It may be presented in the form of thin cakes mixed with olive oil or wafers spread with olive oil.

⁵If your grain offering is cooked on a griddle, it must be made of choice flour mixed with olive oil but without any yeast.

⁶Break it in pieces and pour olive oil on it; it is a grain offering.

⁷If your grain offering is prepared in a pan, it must be made of choice flour and olive oil.

⁸“No matter how a grain offering for the LORD has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.

⁹The priest will take a representative portion of the grain offering and burn it on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁰The rest of the grain offering will then be given to Aaron and his sons as their food. This offering will be considered a most holy part of the special gifts presented to the LORD.

¹¹“Do not use yeast in preparing any of the grain offerings you present to the LORD, because no yeast or honey may be burned as a special gift presented to the LORD.

¹²You may add yeast and honey to an offering of the first crops of your harvest, but these must never be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹³Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God’s eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.

¹⁴“If you present a grain offering to the LORD from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.

¹⁵Put olive oil on this grain offering, and sprinkle it with frankincense.

¹⁶The priest will take a representative portion of the grain moistened with oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn it as a special gift presented to the LORD.

¹“If you present an animal from the herd as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

²Lay your hand on the animal’s head, and slaughter it at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Then Aaron’s sons, the priests, will splatter its blood against all sides of the altar.

³The priest must present part of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

⁴the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

⁵and Aaron’s sons will burn them on top of the burnt offering on the wood burning on the altar. It is a special gift, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

⁶“If you present an animal from the flock as a peace offering to the LORD, it may be a male or a female, but it must have no defects.

⁷If you present a sheep as your offering, bring it to the LORD,

⁸lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the sheep’s blood against all sides of the altar.

⁹The priest must present the fat of this peace offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes the fat of the broad tail cut off near the backbone, all the fat around the internal organs,

¹⁰the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

¹¹and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food presented to the LORD.

¹²“If you present a goat as your offering, bring it to the LORD,

¹³lay your hand on its head, and slaughter it in front of the Tabernacle. Aaron’s sons will then splatter the goat’s blood against all sides of the altar.

¹⁴The priest must present part of this offering as a special gift to the LORD. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

¹⁵the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,

¹⁶and the priest will burn them on the altar. It is a special gift of food, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. All the fat belongs to the LORD.

¹⁷“You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live.”

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. This is how you are to deal with those who sin unintentionally by doing anything that violates one of the LORD’s commands.

³“If the high priest sins, bringing guilt upon the entire community, he must give a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must present to the LORD a young bull with no defects.

⁴He must bring the bull to the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.

⁵The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,

⁶dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain of the sanctuary.

⁷The priest will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the bull’s blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

⁸Then the priest must remove all the fat of the bull to be offered as a sin offering. This includes all the fat around the internal organs,

⁹the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,

¹⁰just as he does with cattle offered as a peace offering, and burn them on the altar of burnt offerings.

¹¹But he must take whatever is left of the bull — its hide, meat, head, legs, internal organs, and dung —

¹²and carry it away to a place outside the camp that is ceremonially clean, the place where the ashes are dumped. There, on the ash heap, he will burn it on a wood fire.

¹³“If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.

¹⁴When they become aware of their sin, the people must bring a young bull as an offering for their sin and present it before the Tabernacle.

¹⁵The elders of the community must then lay their hands on the bull’s head and slaughter it before the LORD.

¹⁶The high priest will then take some of the bull’s blood into the Tabernacle,

¹⁷dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD in front of the inner curtain.

¹⁸He will then put some of the blood on the horns of the altar for fragrant incense that stands in the LORD’s presence inside the Tabernacle. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar for burnt offerings at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

¹⁹Then the priest must remove all the animal’s fat and burn it on the altar,

²⁰just as he does with the bull offered as a sin offering for the high priest. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

²¹Then the priest must take what is left of the bull and carry it outside the camp and burn it there, just as is done with the sin offering for the high priest. This offering is for the sin of the entire congregation of Israel.

²²“If one of Israel’s leaders sins by violating one of the commands of the LORD his God but doesn’t realize it, he is still guilty.

²³When he becomes aware of his sin, he must bring as his offering a male goat with no defects.

²⁴He must lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered before the LORD. This is an offering for his sin.

²⁵Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

²⁶Then he must burn all the goat’s fat on the altar, just as he does with the peace offering. Through this process, the priest will purify the leader from his sin, making him right with the LORD, and he will be forgiven.

²⁷“If any of the common people sin by violating one of the LORD’s commands, but they don’t realize it, they are still guilty.

²⁸When they become aware of their sin, they must bring as an offering for their sin a female goat with no defects.

²⁹They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

³⁰Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

³¹Then he must remove all the goat’s fat, just as he does with the fat of the peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar, and it will be a pleasing aroma to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

³²“If the people bring a sheep as their sin offering, it must be a female with no defects.

³³They must lay a hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place where burnt offerings are slaughtered.

³⁴Then the priest will dip his finger in the blood of the sin offering and put it on the horns of the altar for burnt offerings. He will pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

³⁵Then he must remove all the sheep’s fat, just as he does with the fat of a sheep presented as a peace offering. He will burn the fat on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. Through this process, the priest will purify the people from their sin, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven.

¹“If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin.

²“Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.

³“Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.

⁴“Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.

⁵“When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.

⁶Then you must bring to the LORD as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD.

⁷“But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the LORD two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

⁸You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.

⁹Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering against the sides of the altar, and the rest of the blood will be drained out at the base of the altar. This is an offering for sin.

¹⁰The priest will then prepare the second bird as a burnt offering, following all the procedures that have been prescribed. Through this process the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

¹¹“If you cannot afford to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, you may bring two quarts of choice flour for your sin offering. Since it is an offering for sin, you must not moisten it with olive oil or put any frankincense on it.

¹²Take the flour to the priest, who will scoop out a handful as a representative portion. He will burn it on the altar on top of the special gifts presented to the LORD. It is an offering for sin.

¹³Through this process, the priest will purify those who are guilty of any of these sins, making them right with the LORD, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the flour will belong to the priest, just as with the grain offering.”

¹⁴Then the LORD said to Moses,

¹⁵“If one of you commits a sin by unintentionally defiling the LORD’s sacred property, you must bring a guilt offering to the LORD. The offering must be your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value with silver, as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel.

¹⁶You must make restitution for the sacred property you have harmed by paying for the loss, plus an additional 20 percent. When you give the payment to the priest, he will purify you with the ram sacrificed as a guilt offering, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

¹⁷“Suppose you sin by violating one of the LORD’s commands. Even if you are unaware of what you have done, you are guilty and will be punished for your sin.

¹⁸For a guilt offering, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value. Through this process the priest will purify you from your unintentional sin, making you right with the LORD, and you will be forgiven.

¹⁹This is a guilt offering, for you have been guilty of an offense against the LORD.”

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the LORD. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,

³or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin.

⁴If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,

⁵or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.

⁶As a guilt offering to the LORD, you must bring to the priest your own ram with no defects, or you may buy one of equal value.

⁷Through this process, the priest will purify you before the LORD, making you right with him, and you will be forgiven for any of these sins you have committed.”

⁸Then the LORD said to Moses,

⁹“Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the burnt offering. The burnt offering must be left on top of the altar until the next morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning all night.

¹⁰In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.

¹¹Then he must take off these garments, change back into his regular clothes, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean.

¹²Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.

¹³Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.

¹⁴“These are the instructions regarding the grain offering. Aaron’s sons must present this offering to the LORD in front of the altar.

¹⁵The priest on duty will take from the grain offering a handful of the choice flour moistened with olive oil, together with all the frankincense. He will burn this representative portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

¹⁶Aaron and his sons may eat the rest of the flour, but it must be baked without yeast and eaten in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.

¹⁷Remember, it must never be prepared with yeast. I have given it to the priests as their share of the special gifts presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy.

¹⁸Any of Aaron’s male descendants may eat from the special gifts presented to the LORD. This is their permanent right from generation to generation. Anyone or anything that touches these offerings will become holy.”

¹⁹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²⁰“On the day Aaron and his sons are anointed, they must present to the LORD the standard grain offering of two quarts of choice flour, half to be offered in the morning and half to be offered in the evening.

²¹It must be carefully mixed with olive oil and cooked on a griddle. Then slice this grain offering and present it as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

²²In each generation, the high priest who succeeds Aaron must prepare this same offering. It belongs to the LORD and must be burned up completely. This is a permanent law.

²³All such grain offerings of a priest must be burned up entirely. None of it may be eaten.”

²⁴Then the LORD said to Moses,

²⁵“Give Aaron and his sons the following instructions regarding the sin offering. The animal given as an offering for sin is a most holy offering, and it must be slaughtered in the LORD’s presence at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered.

²⁶The priest who offers the sacrifice as a sin offering must eat his portion in a sacred place within the courtyard of the Tabernacle.

²⁷Anyone or anything that touches the sacrificial meat will become holy. If any of the sacrificial blood spatters on a person’s clothing, the soiled garment must be washed in a sacred place.

²⁸If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water.

²⁹Any male from a priest’s family may eat from this offering; it is most holy.

³⁰But the offering for sin may not be eaten if its blood was brought into the Tabernacle as an offering for purification in the Holy Place. It must be completely burned with fire.

¹“These are the instructions for the guilt offering. It is most holy.

²The animal sacrificed as a guilt offering must be slaughtered at the place where the burnt offerings are slaughtered, and its blood must be splattered against all sides of the altar.

³The priest will then offer all its fat on the altar, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs,

⁴the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These are to be removed with the kidneys,

⁵and the priests will burn them on the altar as a special gift presented to the LORD. This is the guilt offering.

⁶Any male from a priest’s family may eat the meat. It must be eaten in a sacred place, for it is most holy.

⁷“The same instructions apply to both the guilt offering and the sin offering. Both belong to the priest who uses them to purify someone, making that person right with the LORD.

⁸In the case of the burnt offering, the priest may keep the hide of the sacrificed animal.

⁹Any grain offering that has been baked in an oven, prepared in a pan, or cooked on a griddle belongs to the priest who presents it.

¹⁰All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

¹¹“These are the instructions regarding the different kinds of peace offerings that may be presented to the LORD.

¹²If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast — thin cakes mixed with olive oil, wafers spread with oil, and cakes made of choice flour mixed with olive oil.

¹³This peace offering of thanksgiving must also be accompanied by loaves of bread made with yeast.

¹⁴One of each kind of bread must be presented as a gift to the LORD. It will then belong to the priest who splatters the blood of the peace offering against the altar.

¹⁵The meat of the peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the same day it is offered. None of it may be saved for the next morning.

¹⁶“If you bring an offering to fulfill a vow or as a voluntary offering, the meat must be eaten on the same day the sacrifice is offered, but whatever is left over may be eaten on the second day.

¹⁷Any meat left over until the third day must be completely burned up.

¹⁸If any of the meat from the peace offering is eaten on the third day, the person who presented it will not be accepted by the LORD. You will receive no credit for offering it. By then the meat will be contaminated; if you eat it, you will be punished for your sin.

¹⁹“Meat that touches anything ceremonially unclean may not be eaten; it must be completely burned up. The rest of the meat may be eaten, but only by people who are ceremonially clean.

²⁰If you are ceremonially unclean and you eat meat from a peace offering that was presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.

²¹If you touch anything that is unclean (whether it is human defilement or an unclean animal or any other unclean, detestable thing) and then eat meat from a peace offering presented to the LORD, you will be cut off from the community.”

²²Then the LORD said to Moses,

²³“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. You must never eat fat, whether from cattle, sheep, or goats.

²⁴The fat of an animal found dead or torn to pieces by wild animals must never be eaten, though it may be used for any other purpose.

²⁵Anyone who eats fat from an animal presented as a special gift to the LORD will be cut off from the community.

²⁶No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.

²⁷Anyone who consumes blood will be cut off from the community.”

²⁸Then the LORD said to Moses,

²⁹“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you present a peace offering to the LORD, bring part of it as a gift to the LORD.

³⁰Present it to the LORD with your own hands as a special gift to the LORD. Bring the fat of the animal, together with the breast, and lift up the breast as a special offering to the LORD.

³¹Then the priest will burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will belong to Aaron and his descendants.

³²Give the right thigh of your peace offering to the priest as a gift.

³³The right thigh must always be given to the priest who offers the blood and the fat of the peace offering.

³⁴For I have reserved the breast of the special offering and the right thigh of the sacred offering for the priests. It is the permanent right of Aaron and his descendants to share in the peace offerings brought by the people of Israel.

³⁵This is their rightful share. The special gifts presented to the LORD have been reserved for Aaron and his descendants from the time they were set apart to serve the LORD as priests.

³⁶On the day they were anointed, the LORD commanded the Israelites to give these portions to the priests as their permanent share from generation to generation.”

³⁷These are the instructions for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, as well as the ordination offering and the peace offering.

³⁸The LORD gave these instructions to Moses on Mount Sinai when he commanded the Israelites to present their offerings to the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai.

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Bring Aaron and his sons, along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast,

³and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ”

⁴So Moses followed the LORD’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.

⁵Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!”

⁶Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

⁷He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash.

⁸Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.

⁹He placed the turban on Aaron’s head and attached the gold medallion — the badge of holiness — to the front of the turban, just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁰Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy.

¹¹He sprinkled the oil on the altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand, making them holy.

¹²Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him and making him holy for his work.

¹³Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put their special head coverings on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁴Then Moses presented the bull for the sin offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the bull’s head,

¹⁵and Moses slaughtered it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his finger he put it on the four horns of the altar to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar. Through this process, he made the altar holy by purifying it.

¹⁶Then Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned it all on the altar.

¹⁷He took the rest of the bull, including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned it on a fire outside the camp, just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁸Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head,

¹⁹and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered it against all sides of the altar.

²⁰Then he cut the ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some of its pieces, and the fat on the altar.

²¹After washing the internal organs and the legs with water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²²Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head,

²³and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot.

²⁴Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.

²⁵Next Moses took the fat, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.

²⁶On top of these he placed a thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed in the LORD’s presence.

²⁷He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these gifts as a special offering to the LORD.

²⁸Moses then took all the offerings back from them and burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD.

²⁹Then Moses took the breast and lifted it up as a special offering to the LORD. This was Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as the LORD had commanded him.

³⁰Next Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar, and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their garments holy.

³¹Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along with the bread that is in the basket of offerings for the ordination, just as I commanded when I said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’

³²Any meat or bread that is left over must then be burned up.

³³You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance for seven days, for that is when the ordination ceremony will be completed.

³⁴Everything we have done today was commanded by the LORD in order to purify you, making you right with him.

³⁵Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day and night for seven days, and do everything the LORD requires. If you fail to do this, you will die, for this is what the LORD has commanded.”

³⁶So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.