The ephod. EXODUS, XXVIII. have filled with the spirit of wis- B. C. 1491. dom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the e ver. 15. priest's office. ch.39.8,21. 4 And these are the garments which they shall make; e a breastplate, and ƒ an ephod, and g a robe, and h a broidered coat, i a mitre, and a k girdle: and they shall f ver.6. make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the 1 curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: g ver.31. ch.39.22. h Lev.8.7. ch.39.28. k Is. 11.5. 1 or, embroi- I ver.36. The breastptate. [tings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a 3 sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this shall be the first row. 18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and p a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their 4 inclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with q the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 22 T And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. 23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two m ver.29. rings which are on the ends of the ch.39.6,7. breastplate. n Jos.4.7. 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, accord-o ch.39.8. ing to their birth. 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. Lev.8.8. 2 fill in it stone. 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron 3 or, ruby. shall m bear their names before) the LORD upon his two shoulders for a n memorial. 13 And thou shalt make ouches p Rev.4.3. 21.19,20. q Rev.21.12. of gold; 16 Foursquare it shall be, being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 17 And thou shalt 2 set in it set 2 ver.12. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod before it. 26 T And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for ar memorial before the LORD continually. s Lev.8.8. 1Sa.23.6. Pattern of the priestly robes. EXODUS, XXIX. Consecration of the priests. heart before the LORD continu- B. C. 1491. | statute for ever unto him, and his ally. 31 TAnd thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven t Heb.9.24. u Ne.4.16. Job 41.26. 5 or, skirts. v Heb.9.12. seed after him. CHAPTER XXIX. 1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating the priests. 38 The continual burnt offering. work round about the hole of it, as ch.39.30. AND this is the thing that thou it were the hole of an u habergeon, that it be not rent. Zec. 14.20. Heb.7.26. 12.14. Rev.21.27. x ver.28.31. Nu. 15.38. 33 And beneath, upon the 5 hem of it, thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem y ver.43 thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 31 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister; and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in v unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not. Lev. 10.17. Nu. 18.1. Is.53.6,11. Eze.4.4,6. Jno.1.29. 2Cor.5.21. Heb.9.28. 1 Pet.2.24. z Lev.1.4. Is.56.7. 60.7. Ep.1.6. 1Pet.2.5. Ps.45,14. c ch.29.7. Is.61.1. fill their hand. 36 T And thou shalt make awa plate of pure gold, and grave upon b ver 2. it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 37 And thou shalt put it on a r blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the fore-front of the mitre it shall be. 6 d Lev.VIII. e Lev. 16.4. Eze.44.18. 7 flesh of their nakedness. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may beary the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall 8 be. hallow in all their holy gifts; and fch.20.26. it shall be always upon his fore-g Lev.5.1,17. head, that they may bez accepted before the LORD. 39 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of a needle-work. 20.19.20. Nu.9.13. h ch.27.21. (CHAP. 29.) a Lev.8.2,&c. b Lev.2.4. c ch.30.19-21. Heb. 10.22. Lev.8.6. 1 Pet.3.21. 40 T And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for b glory and for beauty. 41 And thou shalt put them upon d ch.28.2-8. Aaron thy brother, and his sons e Lev. 10.7. with him; and shalt c anoint them, and consecrate them, d and sanc- fch.28.40,&c. tify them, that they may minister i bind. unto me in the priest's office. g Nu. 18.7. 42 And thou shalt make them e Heb.5.4. linen breeches to cover 7 their na-2 fill the kedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach. 43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near untof the altar to minister in the holy place; that they g bear not iniquity, and die. It shall be ah shalt do unto a them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 2 And b unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt c wash them with water. 5 And thou shalt take the d garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod. 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon e his head, and anoint him. 8 And thou shalt bring his ƒ sons, and put coats upon them. 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, (Aaron and his sons) and I put the bonnets on them and the priest's office g shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt 2 consecrate Aaron and his sons. 10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. il And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the 3 caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with firek without the camp: it is a sin offering. Consecration of the priests. EXODUS, XXIX. 15 T Thou shalt also take one B. C. 1491. ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. Z ver. 10. 4 or, upon. m Ge.8.21. Ep.5.2. Phi.4. 18. 17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them in ver.3. unto his pieces, and 4 unto his head. o Lev.8.24. Heb.9.22. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is amp ch.30.25, sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 19 And thou shalt take the n other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. &c. 5 shake to and fro. q Lev.7.30. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram,r ver.18. and take of his blood, and put it o upon the tip of the right ear of s Lev.8.29. Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot,t Nu. 18.11, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 18. Deut. 18.3. and he shall be hallowed, and his Lev.8.35. garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 9.1. The continual burnt offering. 27 And thou shalt sanctify t the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel; for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. 29 T And the holy garments of u Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And 6 that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on v seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation, to minister in the holy place. 31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the w bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat a those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall y not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34 And if aught of the flesh of the 22 Also thou shalt take of the w ver.2,3,23. consecrations, or of the bread, re 25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon d the altar for a burnt offering, for ar sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 26 And thou shalt takes the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. Nu.28.3.4. 1Ch.16.40. 2Chr.2.4. 31.3. Ezra 3.3. Da.9.21,27. 12.11. Jno. 1.29. Re.5.9-12. main unto the morning, then thou shalt z burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt offer a every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, b to sanctify it. 37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever c toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 T Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; d two lambs of the first year, day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning, and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: 40 And with the one lamb a tenth Altar of incense. deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. EXODUS, XXX. B. C. 1491. e ch.25.22. 41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto 7 or, Israel. according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the fch.40.34. drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD; where I will e meet you, to speak there unto thee. 43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified f by my glory. 2Chr.5.14 7.1-3. Eze.43.5. Hag.2.7.9. Le.26.12. h ch.20.2. 44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the (CHAP. 30.) altar: I will sanctify also both a ch.37.25. Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 45 T And I will g dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. b ch.25.11. roof. 2 walls. 46 And they shall know that h I3 ribs. am the LORD their God, that brought c ch.25.13. them forth out of the land of Egypt, d ch.26.31. that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. CHAPTER XXX. 1 The altar of incense. 11 The ran-e som of souls. 22 The holy anointing oil. 31 The composition of the perfume. ND thou shalt make a an altar to A burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt b overlay it with pure gold, the 1 top thereof, and the 2 sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof: and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two 3 corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 40.3. Mat.27.51. 5 causeth to setteth up. Ransom of souls. when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron 5 lighteth the lamps 6 at even, he shall burn incense upon it; a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer nog strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it h once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it, throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the i sum of the children of Israel, after 7 then number, then shall they give every man a k ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them when thou numberest them. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs :) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. 15 The rich shall not 8 give more. and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of ascend, or, Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 6 between Lev. 10.1. h Lev. 16. 18. 23.27. He.9.7,25. i Num. 1.2. 26.2. them that are to be numbered. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make am lave! of brass, and his foot also of brass to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein: 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat. 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not: or when they come nea to the altar to minister, to burn of fering made by fire unto the LORD 21 So they shall wash their hands The composition of the perfume. to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. EXODUS, XXXI. and their feet, that they die not: B. C. 1491. and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. 22 Moreover, the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, o Ps.45.8. 10 perfumer. 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure o myrrh five p Ps.89.20. hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hun-q ch.40.9. dred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, Lev.8.10. r ch.29.37. 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanc-s ver.38. tuary, and of oil-olive an hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the 10 apothecary: it shall be anp holy anointing oil. t ver.23. 11 salted. 26 And thou shalt q anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, u ch.29.42. 27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. Lev. 16.2. v ver.33. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy:r (CHAP. 31.) whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. a Is.45.3,4. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, b1Ch.2.20. that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. c ch.35.31. d ch.35.34. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured; neither shall ye make any e Pr.2.6,7. other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, s and it shall be fch.xxxvii. holy unto you. Xxxviii. Nu.iv. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, v shall even be cut off from his people. CHAPTER XXXI. 2 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called for A 3 And I have c filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him d Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wisehearted e I have put wisdom, that they may make fall that I have commanded thee: 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the 1 furniture of the tabernacle. 8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, 10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, 1Ki.vi.vii. to minister in the priest's office, 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. viii. 2Ch.iii.iv. Eze.xliii. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet t spices, 1 vessels. stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices, with pure frankincense of each shall there be a like weight: g Le. 19.3,30. 35 And thou shalt make it a per- Ne.9.14. fame, a confection after the art of the apothecary, 11 tempered toge ther, pure and holy: Eze.20.12, Deut.5.12. 36 And thou shalt beat some of it i ch.20.8. very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where u I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my g sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is ah sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you: Eze.44.24. every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever k doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. k ch.35.2. |