Revised Version 1895

Exodus 30

1And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to burnincenseקְטֹ֑רֶתke.To.retH7004upon: ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֖יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it.

2Acubitאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520shall be thelengthאָרְכּ֜וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof, and acubitוְאַמָּ֤הve.'a.MahH520thebreadthרָחְבּוֹ֙ra.che.BoH7341thereof; foursquare shall it be: andtwoמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480cubitsוְאַמָּתַ֖יִםve.'a.ma.Ta.yimH520shall be theheightקֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof: thehornsקַרְנֹתָֽיו׃kar.no.TavH7161thereof shall be of one piece with it.

3And thou shaltoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֨ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823it withpureטָה֗וֹרta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, thetopגַּגּ֧וֹga.GoH1406thereof, and thesidesH5439thereofroundH5439aboutH5439, and thehornsקַרְנֹתָ֑יוkar.no.TavH7161thereof; and thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213unto it a crown ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091roundH5439aboutH5439.

4Andtwoוּשְׁתֵּי֩u.she.TeiH8147goldenזָהָ֜בza.HavH2091ringsטַבְּעֹ֨תta.be.'OtH2885shalt thoumakeתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213for itunderמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the crown thereof,uponעַ֚ל'alH5921thetwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147ribsצַלְעֹתָ֔יוtzal.'o.TavH6763thereof,uponעַל־'al-H5921thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sidesצִדָּ֑יוtzi.DavH6654of it shalt thoumakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213them; and they shall be forplacesלְבָתִּ֣יםle.va.TimH1004for staves tobearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375it withal.

5And thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213the staves ofacaciaשִׁטִּ֑יםshi.TimH7848woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086, andoverlayוְצִפִּיתָ֥ve.tzi.pi.TaH6823them withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

6And thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theveilהַפָּרֹ֔כֶתha.pa.Ro.khetH6532that is by thearkאֲרֹ֣ן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the mercy-seat that is over thetestimonyהָ֣עֵדֻ֔תha.'e.DutH5715,whereH834I willmeetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with thee.

7AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175shallburnוְהִקְטִ֥ירve.hik.TirH6999thereonעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004ofsweetH5561spicesH5561:everyבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, when he dresseth thelampsהַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.RotH5216, he shallburnיַקְטִירֶֽנָּה׃yak.ti.Re.nahH6999it.

8And whenAaronאַהֲרֹ֧ן'a.ha.RonH175lighteth thelampsהַנֵּרֹ֛תha.ne.RotH5216atevenאֶת־'et-H853, he shallburnיַקְטִירֶ֑נָּהyak.ti.Re.nahH6999it, aperpetualתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

9Ye shallofferתַעֲל֥וּta.'a.LuH5927noH3808strangeזָרָ֖הza.RahH2114incenseקְטֹ֥רֶתke.To.retH7004thereonעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921,norH3808burntוְעֹלָ֣הve.'o.LahH5930offering,norH3808mealוּמִנְחָ֑הu.min.ChahH4503offering; and ye shallpourתִסְּכ֖וּti.se.KhuH5258noH3808drink offeringthereonעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

10AndAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175shall makeatonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֗יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725uponH5921thehornsקַרְנֹתָ֔יוkar.no.TavH7161of itonceאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֑הba.sha.NahH8141: with thebloodמִדַּ֞םmi.DamH1818of thesinחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403offering ofatonementH3725onceאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259in theyearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141shall he makeatonementH3725for itthroughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םle.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755: it ismostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12When thou takest thesumרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478,accordingH376tothoseH376that arenumberedH6485of them, then shall theygiveוְנָ֨תְנ֜וּve.Na.te.NuH5414everyH376manH376aransomכֹּ֧פֶרKo.ferH3724for hissoulנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, when thou numberest them; that there benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808plagueנֶ֖גֶףNe.gefH5063among them, when thou numberest them.

13This they shallgiveיִתְּנ֗וּyi.te.NuH5414,everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that passeth over unto them that arenumberedהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485,halfמַחֲצִ֥יתma.cha.TzitH4276ashekelהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלha.She.kelH8255afterעַל־'al-H5921theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944: (theshekelהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלha.She.kelH8255istwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1626:)halfמַחֲצִ֣יתma.cha.TzitH4276ashekelהַשֶּׁ֔קֶלha.She.kelH8255for an offering to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

14Everyכֹּ֗לKolH3605one that passeth over unto them that arenumberedהַפְּקֻדִ֔יםha.pe.ku.DimH6485, fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, shallgiveיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414the offering of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15Therichהֶֽעָשִׁ֣ירhe.'a.ShirH6223shallnotH3808giveH5414moreH3808, and thepoorוְהַדַּל֙ve.ha.DalH1800shallnotH3808giveH5414lessיַמְעִ֔יטyam.'ItH4591,thanH3808thehalfמִֽמַּחֲצִ֖יתmi.ma.cha.TzitH4276shekelהַשָּׁ֑קֶלha.Sha.kelH8255, when theygiveH5414the offering of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, tomakeH5414atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315.

16And thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.TaH3947theatonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701from thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and shaltappointH5414it for theserviceעֲבֹדַ֖ת'a.vo.DatH5656of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150; that it may be amemorialלְזִכָּרוֹן֙le.zi.ka.rOnH2146for thechildrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, tomakeH5414atonementH3722for yoursoulsנַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם׃ פnaf.sho.tei.KhemH5315.

17And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18Thou shalt alsomakeH5414alaverכִּיּ֥וֹרki.YorH3595ofbrassנְחֹ֛שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, and thebaseוְכַנּ֥וֹve.kha.NoH3653thereof ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, towashלְרָחְצָ֑הle.ra.che.TzahH7364withal: and thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֣ve.na.ta.TaH5414itbetweenH996thetentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵד֙mo.'EdH4150and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and thou shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325therein.

19AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121shallwashוְרָחֲצ֛וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027and theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃rag.lei.HemH7272thereat:

20when theygoבְּבֹאָ֞םbe.vo.'AmH935intoH413thetentאֹ֧הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֛דmo.'EdH4150, they shallwashיִרְחֲצוּ־yir.cha.tzu-H7364withwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, that theydieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808; or when theycomeH935nearבְגִשְׁתָּ֤םve.gish.TamH5066to thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196toministerלְשָׁרֵ֔תle.sha.RetH8334, toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999an offering made byfireאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068:

21soוְהָיְתָ֨הve.ha.ye.TahH1961they shallwashוְרָחֲצ֛וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֥םye.dei.HemH3027and theirfeetוְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םve.rag.lei.HemH7272, that theydieיָמֻ֑תוּya.Mu.tuH4191notH3808: and it shall be astatuteחָק־chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָ֛םo.LamH5769to them,evenH3808to him and to hisseedוּלְזַרְע֖וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233throughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ פle.do.ro.TamH1755.

22Moreoverוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Takeקַח־kach-H3947thou also unto thee thechiefרֹאשׁ֒roShH7218spicesH1314, offlowingדְּרוֹר֙de.rOrH1865myrrhמָר־mor-H4753fiveחֲמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967shekels, and ofsweetH7070cinnamonוְקִנְּמָן־ve.ki.ne.mon-H7076halfמַחֲצִית֖וֹma.cha.tzi.ToH4276soH3947muchH4276, eventwoH3947hundredוּמָאתָ֑יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, and ofsweetH7070calamusH7070twoH3947hundredוּמָאתָֽיִם׃u.ma.Ta.yimH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,

24and ofcassiaוְקִדָּ֕הve.ki.DahH6916fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967, after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944, and ofoliveזַ֖יִתZa.yitH2132oilוְשֶׁ֥מֶןve.She.menH8081anhinהִֽין׃HinH1969:

25and thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213it anholyקֹ֔דֶשׁKo.deshH6944anointingמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888oilשֶׁ֚מֶןShe.menH8081, aperfumeרֹ֥קַחRo.kachH7545compoundedafterיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961theartמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of theperfumerרֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543: it shall be anholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944anointingמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888oilשֶׁ֥מֶןShe.menH8081.

26And thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886therewith thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, and thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻֽת׃ha.'e.DutH5715,

27and thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627thereof, and the candlestick and thevesselsכֵּלֶ֑יהָke.Lei.haH3627thereof, and thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofincenseהַקְּטֹֽרֶת׃ha.ke.To.retH7004,

28and thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering withallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627thereof, and thelaverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and thebaseכַּנּֽוֹ׃ka.NoH3653thereof.

29And thou shaltsanctifyH6942them, that they may bemostH6944holyH6944:whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605toucheth them shall beholyH6944.

30And thou shaltanointתִּמְשָׁ֑חtim.ShachH4886Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942them, that they mayministerלְכַהֵ֥ןle.kha.HenH3547untomeH4886in the priest’s office.

31And thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֣רte.da.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This shall be anholyקֹ֨דֶשׁKo.deshH6944anointingמִשְׁחַת־mish.chat-H4888oilשֶׁ֠מֶןShe.menH8081untomeוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413throughoutH1755yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

32UponH5921thefleshבְּשַׂ֤רbe.SarH1320ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120shall itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be poured,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808shall yemakeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213anyיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961like it,accordingH5921to the composition thereof: it isholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, and it shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944untoyouH5921.

33Whosoever compoundethanyH4480like it, or whosoever puttethanyH4480of ituponעַל־'al-H5921a stranger, he shall becutוְנִכְרַ֖תve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃ סme.'a.MavH5971.

34And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872,Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto theesweetH5561spicesH5561, stacte, andonychaוּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙u.she.Che.letH7827, andgalbanumוְחֶלְבְּנָ֔הve.chel.be.NahH2464;sweetH5561spicesH5561withpureזַכָּ֑הza.KahH2134frankincenseוּלְבֹנָ֣הu.le.vo.NahH3828: ofeachH905shall there be a like weight;

35and thou shaltmakeוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213of itincenseקְטֹ֔רֶתke.To.retH7004, aperfumeרֹ֖קַחRo.kachH7545after theartמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of theperfumerרוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.achH7543, seasoned with salt,pureטָה֥וֹרta.HorH2889andholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944:

36and thou shaltbeatוְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ֣ve.sha.chak.TaH7833someH4480of itveryהָדֵק֒ha.DekH1854small, andputוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414of itbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thetestimonyהָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834I willmeetאִוָּעֵ֥ד'i.va.'EdH3259with thee: it shall be untoyouH834mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֖יםka.da.ShimH6944.

37And theincenseוְהַקְּטֹ֙רֶת֙ve.ha.ke.To.retH7004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou shaltmakeתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213, according to the composition thereof ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808makeתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213for yourselves: it shall be unto theeholyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944for theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

38Whosoever shallmakeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213like unto that, tosmellלְהָרִ֣יחַle.ha.Ri.achH7306thereto, he shall becutוְנִכְרַ֖תve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמָּֽיו׃ סme.'a.MavH5971.

Commentaries on Exodus 30

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