New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 30:1-10

1“Moreover, you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196as a placeH4729for burningH4729incenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it of acaciaשִׁטִּ֖יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086.

2Its lengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753shall be acubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520,and its widthרָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.BoH7341a cubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520,it shall be squareרָב֣וּעַra.Vu.a'H7251,and its heightקֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967shall betwo cubitsוְאַמָּתַ֖יִםve.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520;its hornsקַרְנֹתָֽיו׃kar.no.TavH7161shall be of one piece with it.

3You shall overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֨ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it with pureטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,its topגַּגּ֧וֹga.GoH1406and itssidesקִירֹתָ֛יוki.ro.TavH7023allH5439aroundH5439,and its hornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161;and you shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213a goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091moldingזֵ֥רzerH2213allH5439aroundH5439for it.

4You shall makeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213twoוּשְׁתֵּי֩u.she.TeiH8147goldזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885for it underמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478its moldingלְזֵר֗וֹle.ze.RoH2213;you shall makeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213themon its twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147sideH6654wallsצַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzal.'o.TavH6763--onoppositeשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sidesH6654--andthey shall be holdersלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004for polesלְבַדִּ֔יםle.va.DimH905with whichH1992to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375it.

5You shall makeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the polesהַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.DimH905of acaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086and overlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them with goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

6You shall putוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414this altar in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the veilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532that isnearעַל־'al-H5921the arkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,in frontלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of themercyH3727seatH3727that is overעַל־'al-H5921the ark ofthe testimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715,whereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH834 H8033I will meetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with you.

7Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175shall burnוְהִקְטִ֥ירve.hik.TirH6999fragrantסַמִּ֑יםsa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004on it; he shall burnיַקְטִירֶֽנָּה׃yak.ti.Re.nahH6999it every morningH1242when he trimsבְּהֵיטִיב֛וֹbe.hei.ti.VoH3190the lampsהַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.RotH5216.

8When Aaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175trimsוּבְהַעֲלֹ֨תu.ve.ha.'a.LotH5927the lampsהַנֵּרֹ֛תha.ne.RotH5216attwilightהָעֲרְבַּ֖יִםha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153,he shall burnH6999incenseH6999. There shall beperpetualתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

9You shall not offerתַעֲל֥וּta.'a.LuH5927any strangeזָרָ֖הza.RahH2114incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004onthis altar, or burntוְעֹלָ֣הve.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930or mealH4503offeringוּמִנְחָ֑הu.min.ChahH4503;and you shall not pourתִסְּכ֖וּti.se.KhuH5258out a drinkוְנֵ֕סֶךְve.Ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262on it.

10Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shallmakeוְכִפֶּ֤רve.khi.PerH3722atonementיְכַפֵּ֤רye.kha.PerH3722on its hornsקַרְנֹתָ֔יוkar.no.TavH7161onceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141;he shall makeH3722atonementH3722on it with the bloodמִדַּ֞םmi.DamH1818of the sinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403offeringH2403of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725onceאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259a yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.It is mostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.”

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