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Make two gold carrying rings for it and attach them below the border on two sides to hold the poles with which it is to be carried.

He must do the same when he lights the lamps in the evening. This offering of incense is to continue without interruption for all time to come.

Once a year Aaron is to perform the ritual for purifying the altar by putting on its four projections the blood of the animal sacrificed for sin. This is to be done every year for all time to come. This altar is to be completely holy, dedicated to me, the Lord ."

"When you take a census of the people of Israel, each man is to pay me a price for his life, so that no disaster will come on him while the census is being taken.

The rich man is not to pay more, nor the poor man less, when they pay this amount for their lives.

Collect this money from the people of Israel and spend it for the upkeep of the Tent of my presence. This tax will be the payment for their lives, and I will remember to protect them."

the table and all its equipment, the lampstand and its equipment, the altar for burning incense,

the altar for burning offerings, together with all its equipment, and the washbasin with its base.

Say to the people of Israel, ‘This holy anointing oil is to be used in my service for all time to come.

Do not use the same formula to make any incense like it for yourselves. Treat it as a holy thing dedicated to me.

If anyone makes any like it for use as perfume, he will no longer be considered one of my people."

and I have filled him with my power. I have given him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work—

for planning skillful designs and working them in gold, silver, and bronze;

for cutting jewels to be set; for carving wood; and for every other kind of artistic work.

the table and its equipment, the lampstand of pure gold and all its equipment, the altar for burning incense,

the altar for burnt offerings and all its equipment, the washbasin and its base,

the magnificent priestly garments for Aaron and his sons to use when they serve as priests,

the anointing oil, and the sweet-smelling incense for the Holy Place. In making all these things, they are to do exactly as I have commanded you."

to tell the people of Israel, "Keep the Sabbath, my day of rest, because it is a sign between you and me for all time to come, to show that I, the Lord , have made you my own people.

The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will again go up the mountain to the Lord ; perhaps I can obtain forgiveness for your sin."