Exodus 30 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 31

¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

² “Behold, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.

KJVSee^H7200^(H8798), I have called^H7121^(H8804) by name^H8034 Bezaleel^H1212 the son^H1121 of Uri^H221, the son^H1121 of Hur^H2354, of the tribe^H4294 of Judah^H3063:

³ I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,

KJVAnd I have filled^H4390^(H8762) him with the spirit^H7307 of God^H430, in wisdom^H2451, and in understanding^H8394, and in knowledge^H1847, and in all manner of workmanship^H4399,

⁴ to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

KJVTo devise^H2803^(H8800) cunning works^H4284, to work^H6213^(H8800) in gold^H2091, and in silver^H3701, and in brass^H5178,

⁵ and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all kinds of workmanship.

KJVAnd in cutting^H2799 of stones^H68, to set^H4390^(H8763) them, and in carving^H2799 of timber^H6086, to work^H6213^(H8800) in all manner of workmanship^H4399.

⁶ Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

KJVAnd I, behold, I have given^H5414^(H8804) with him Aholiab^H171, the son^H1121 of Ahisamach^H294, of the tribe^H4294 of Dan^H1835: and in the hearts^H3820 of all that are wise^H2450 hearted^H3820 I have put^H5414^(H8804) wisdom^H2451, that they may make^H6213^(H8804) all that I have commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee;

⁷ the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,

KJVThe tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, and the ark^H727 of the testimony^H5715, and the mercy seat^H3727 that is thereupon, and all the furniture^H3627 of the tabernacle^H168,

⁸ the table and its vessels, the pure lamp stand with all its vessels, the altar of incense,

KJVAnd the table^H7979 and his furniture^H3627, and the pure^H2889 candlestick^H4501 with all his furniture^H3627, and the altar^H4196 of incense^H7004,

⁹ the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, the basin and its base,

KJVAnd the altar^H4196 of burnt offering^H5930 with all his furniture^H3627, and the laver^H3595 and his foot^H3653,

¹⁰ the finely worked garments—the holy garments for Aaron the priest, the garments of his sons to minister in the priest’s office—

KJVAnd the cloths^H899 of service^H8278, and the holy^H6944 garments^H899 for Aaron^H175 the priest^H3548, and the garments^H899 of his sons^H1121, to minister in the priest's office^H3547^(H8763),

¹¹ the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded you they shall do.”

KJVAnd the anointing^H4888 oil^H8081, and sweet^H5561 incense^H7004 for the holy^H6944 place: according to all that I have commanded^H6680^(H8765) thee shall they do^H6213^(H8799).

¹² Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹³ “Speak also to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Most certainly you shall keep my Sabbaths; for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who sanctifies you.

KJVSpeak^H1696^(H8761) thou also unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), Verily^H389 my sabbaths^H7676 ye shall keep^H8104^(H8799): for it is a sign^H226 between me and you throughout your generations^H1755; that ye may know^H3045^(H8800) that I am the LORD^H3068 that doth sanctify^H6942^(H8764) you.

¹⁴ You shall keep the Sabbath therefore, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

KJVYe shall keep^H8104^(H8804) the sabbath^H7676 therefore; for it is holy^H6944 unto you: every one that defileth^H2490^(H8764) it shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714): for whosoever doeth^H6213^(H8802) any work^H4399 therein, that soul^H5315 shall be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from among^H7130 his people^H5971.

¹⁵ Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Yahweh. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

KJVSix^H8337 days^H3117 may work^H4399 be done^H6213^(H8735); but in the seventh^H7637 is the sabbath^H7676 of rest^H7677, holy^H6944 to the LORD^H3068: whosoever doeth^H6213^(H8802) any work^H4399 in the sabbath^H7676 day^H3117, he shall surely^H4191^(H8800) be put to death^H4191^(H8714).

¹⁶ Therefore the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

KJVWherefore the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 shall keep^H8104^(H8804) the sabbath^H7676, to observe^H6213^(H8800) the sabbath^H7676 throughout their generations^H1755, for a perpetual^H5769 covenant^H1285.

¹⁷ It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’”

KJVIt is a sign^H226 between me and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 for ever^H5769: for in six^H8337 days^H3117 the LORD^H3068 made^H6213^(H8804) heaven^H8064 and earth^H776, and on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 he rested^H7673^(H8804), and was refreshed^H5314^(H8735).

¹⁸ When he finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, he gave Moses the two tablets of the covenant, stone tablets, written with God’s finger.

KJVAnd he gave^H5414^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, when he had made an end^H3615^(H8763) of communing^H1696^(H8763) with him upon mount^H2022 Sinai^H5514, two^H8147 tables^H3871 of testimony^H5715, tables^H3871 of stone^H68, written^H3789^(H8803) with the finger^H676 of God^H430.

WEB·Exodus 30

¹“You shall make an altar to burn incense on. You shall make it of acacia wood.

KJVAnd thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) an altar^H4196 to burn^H4729 incense^H7004 upon: of shittim^H7848 wood^H6086 shalt thou make^H6213^(H8799) it.

² Its length shall be a cubit, and its width a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

KJVA cubit^H520 shall be the length^H753 thereof, and a cubit^H520 the breadth^H7341 thereof; foursquare^H7251^(H8803) shall it be: and two cubits^H520 shall be the height^H6967 thereof: the horns^H7161 thereof shall be of the same.

³ You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.

KJVAnd thou shalt overlay^H6823^(H8765) it with pure^H2889 gold^H2091, the top^H1406 thereof, and the sides^H7023 thereof round about^H5439, and the horns^H7161 thereof; and thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) unto it a crown^H2213 of gold^H2091 round about^H5439.

⁴ You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.

KJVAnd two^H8147 golden^H2091 rings^H2885 shalt thou make^H6213^(H8799) to it under the crown^H2213 of it, by the two^H8147 corners^H6763 thereof, upon the two^H8147 sides^H6654 of it shalt thou make^H6213^(H8799) it; and they shall be for places^H1004 for the staves^H905 to bear^H5375^(H8800) it withal^H1992.

⁵ You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

KJVAnd thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) the staves^H905 of shittim^H7848 wood^H6086, and overlay^H6823^(H8765) them with gold^H2091.

⁶ You shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the covenant, before the mercy seat that is over the covenant, where I will meet with you.

KJVAnd thou shalt put^H5414^(H8804) it before^H6440 the vail^H6532 that is by the ark^H727 of the testimony^H5715, before^H6440 the mercy seat^H3727 that is over the testimony^H5715, where I will meet^H3259^(H8735) with thee.

⁷ Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.

KJVAnd Aaron^H175 shall burn^H6999^(H8689) thereon sweet^H5561 incense^H7004 every morning^H1242: when he dresseth^H3190^(H8687) the lamps^H5216, he shall burn incense^H6999^(H8686) upon it.

⁸ When Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before Yahweh throughout your generations.

KJVAnd when Aaron^H175 lighteth^H5927^(H8687) the lamps^H5216 at even^H6153, he shall burn incense^H6999^(H8686) upon it, a perpetual^H8548 incense^H7004 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 throughout your generations^H1755.

⁹ You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering; and you shall pour no drink offering on it.

KJVYe shall offer^H5927^(H8686) no strange^H2114^(H8801) incense^H7004 thereon, nor burnt sacrifice^H5930, nor meat offering^H4503; neither shall ye pour^H5258^(H8799) drink offering^H5262 thereon.

¹⁰ Aaron shall make atonement on its horns once in the year; with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once in the year he shall make atonement for it throughout your generations. It is most holy to Yahweh.”

KJVAnd Aaron^H175 shall make an atonement^H3722^(H8765) upon the horns^H7161 of it once^H259 in a year^H8141 with the blood^H1818 of the sin offering^H2403 of atonements^H3725: once^H259 in the year^H8141 shall he make atonement^H3722^(H8762) upon it throughout your generations^H1755: it is most^H6944 holy^H6944 unto the LORD^H3068.

¹¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹² “When you take a census of the children of Israel, according to those who are counted among them, then each man shall give a ransom for his soul to Yahweh when you count them, that there be no plague among them when you count them.

KJVWhen thou takest^H5375^(H8799) the sum^H7218 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 after their number^H6485^(H8803), then shall they give^H5414^(H8804) every man^H376 a ransom^H3724 for his soul^H5315 unto the LORD^H3068, when thou numberest^H6485^(H8800) them; that there be no plague^H5063 among them, when thou numberest^H6485^(H8800) them.

¹³ They shall give this, everyone who passes over to those who are counted, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs); half a shekel for an offering to Yahweh.

KJVThis they shall give^H5414^(H8799), every one that passeth^H5674^(H8802) among^H5921 them that are numbered^H6485^(H8803), half^H4276 a shekel^H8255 after the shekel^H8255 of the sanctuary^H6944:(a shekel^H8255 is twenty^H6242 gerahs^H1626:) an half^H4276 shekel^H8255 shall be the offering^H8641 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁴ Everyone who passes over to those who are counted, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering to Yahweh.

KJVEvery one that passeth^H5674^(H8802) among them that are numbered^H6485^(H8803), from twenty^H6242 years^H8141 old^H1121 and above^H4605, shall give^H5414^(H8799) an offering^H8641 unto the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.

KJVThe rich^H6223 shall not give more^H7235^(H8686), and the poor^H1800 shall not give less^H4591^(H8686) than half^H4276 a shekel^H8255, when they give^H5414^(H8800) an offering^H8641 unto the LORD^H3068, to make an atonement^H3722^(H8763) for your souls^H5315.

¹⁶ You shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall appoint it for the service of the Tent of Meeting; that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.”

KJVAnd thou shalt take^H3947^(H8804) the atonement^H3725 money^H3701 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and shalt appoint^H5414^(H8804) it for the service^H5656 of the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150; that it may be a memorial^H2146 unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, to make an atonement^H3722^(H8763) for your souls^H5315.

¹⁷ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹⁸ “You shall also make a basin of bronze, and its base of bronze, in which to wash. You shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.

KJVThou shalt also make^H6213^(H8804) a laver^H3595 of brass^H5178, and his foot^H3653 also of brass^H5178, to wash^H7364^(H8800) withal: and thou shalt put^H5414^(H8804) it between the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150 and the altar^H4196, and thou shalt put^H5414^(H8804) water^H4325 therein.

¹⁹ Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.

KJVFor Aaron^H175 and his sons^H1121 shall wash^H7364^(H8804) their hands^H3027 and their feet^H7272 thereat:

²⁰ When they go into the Tent of Meeting, they shall wash with water, that they don’t die; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh.

KJVWhen they go^H935^(H8800) into the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, they shall wash^H7364^(H8799) with water^H4325, that they die^H4191^(H8799) not; or when they come near^H5066^(H8800) to the altar^H4196 to minister^H8334^(H8763), to burn offering^H6999^(H8687) made by fire^H801 unto the LORD^H3068:

²¹ So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they not die. This shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his descendants throughout their generations.”

KJVSo they shall wash^H7364^(H8804) their hands^H3027 and their feet^H7272, that they die^H4191^(H8799) not: and it shall be a statute^H2706 for ever^H5769 to them, even to him and to his seed^H2233 throughout their generations^H1755.

²² Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

KJVMoreover the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto Moses^H4872, saying^H559^(H8800),

²³ “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;

KJVTake^H3947^(H8798) thou also unto thee principal^H7218 spices^H1314, of pure^H1865 myrrh^H4753 five^H2568 hundred^H3967 shekels, and of sweet^H1314 cinnamon^H7076 half^H4276 so much^H4276, even two hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 shekels, and of sweet^H1314 calamus^H7070 two hundred^H3967 and fifty^H2572 shekels,

²⁴ and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil.

KJVAnd of cassia^H6916 five^H2568 hundred^H3967 shekels, after the shekel^H8255 of the sanctuary^H6944, and of oil^H8081 olive^H2132 an hin^H1969:

²⁵ You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.

KJVAnd thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) it an oil^H8081 of holy^H6944 ointment^H4888, an ointment^H7545 compound^H4842 after the art^H4639 of the apothecary^H7543^(H8802): it shall be an holy^H6944 anointing^H4888 oil^H8081.

²⁶ You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant,

KJVAnd thou shalt anoint^H4886^(H8804) the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150 therewith, and the ark^H727 of the testimony^H5715,

²⁷ the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense,

KJVAnd the table^H7979 and all his vessels^H3627, and the candlestick^H4501 and his vessels^H3627, and the altar^H4196 of incense^H7004,

²⁸ the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base.

KJVAnd the altar^H4196 of burnt offering^H5930 with all his vessels^H3627, and the laver^H3595 and his foot^H3653.

²⁹ You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

KJVAnd thou shalt sanctify^H6942^(H8765) them, that they may be most^H6944 holy^H6944: whatsoever toucheth^H5060^(H8802) them shall be holy^H6942^(H8799).

³⁰ You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.

KJVAnd thou shalt anoint^H4886^(H8799) Aaron^H175 and his sons^H1121, and consecrate^H6942^(H8765) them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office^H3547^(H8763).

³¹ You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.

KJVAnd thou shalt speak^H1696^(H8762) unto the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), This shall be an holy^H6944 anointing^H4888 oil^H8081 unto me throughout your generations^H1755.

³² It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you.

KJVUpon man's^H120 flesh^H1320 shall it not be poured^H3251^(H8799), neither shall ye make^H6213^(H8799) any other like it, after the composition^H4971 of it: it is holy^H6944, and it shall be holy^H6944 unto you.

³³ Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’”

KJVWhosoever^H834^H376 compoundeth^H7543^(H8799) any like it, or whosoever putteth^H5414^(H8799) any of it upon a stranger^H2114^(H8801), shall even be cut^H3772^(H8738) off from his people^H5971.

³⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, “Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, onycha, and galbanum: sweet spices with pure frankincense. There shall be an equal weight of each.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Moses^H4872, Take^H3947^(H8798) unto thee sweet spices^H5561, stacte^H5198, and onycha^H7827, and galbanum^H2464; these sweet^H5561 spices^H5561 with pure^H2134 frankincense^H3828: of each^H905 shall there be a like^H905 weight:

³⁵ You shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

KJVAnd thou shalt make^H6213^(H8804) it a perfume^H7004, a confection^H7545 after the art^H4639 of the apothecary^H7543^(H8802), tempered^H4414^(H8794) together, pure^H2889 and holy^H6944:

³⁶ You shall beat some of it very small, and put some of it before the covenant in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be to you most holy.

KJVAnd thou shalt beat^H7833^(H8804) some of it very small^H1854^(H8687), and put^H5414^(H8804) of it before^H6440 the testimony^H5715 in the tabernacle^H168 of the congregation^H4150, where I will meet^H3259^(H8735) with thee: it shall be unto you most^H6944 holy^H6944.

³⁷ You shall not make this incense, according to its composition, for yourselves: it shall be to you holy for Yahweh.

KJVAnd as for the perfume^H7004 which thou shalt make^H6213^(H8799), ye shall not make^H6213^(H8799) to yourselves according to the composition^H4971 thereof: it shall be unto thee holy^H6944 for the LORD^H3068.

³⁸ Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people.”

KJVWhosoever^H834^H376 shall make^H6213^(H8799) like unto that, to smell^H7306^(H8687) thereto, shall even be cut off^H3772^(H8738) from his people^H5971.

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