{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/30","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:53:05.210Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Exodus","bookSlug":"exodus","chapter":30,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":29,"nextChapter":31,"totalChapters":40,"totalVerses":38},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And thou shalt make an altar for the burning of incense: of acacia-wood shalt thou make it;"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"a cubit the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof square shall it be; and two cubits its height; of itself shall be its horns."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make upon it a border of gold round about."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And two rings of gold shalt thou make for it under its border; by its two corners shalt thou make them, on the two sides thereof; and they shall be for receptacles for the staves, with which to carry it."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thou shalt put it in front of the veil which is before the ark of the testimony in front of the mercy-seat which is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And when Aaron lighteth the lamps between the two evenings, he shall burn the incense a continual incense before Jehovah throughout your generations."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Ye shall offer up no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor oblation; neither shall ye pour drink-offering thereon."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Aaron shall make atonement for its horns once in the year: with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement shall he make atonement for it, once in the year, throughout your generations: it is most holy to Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"When thou shalt take the sum of the children of Israel according to those of them that are numbered, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul to Jehovah on their being numbered, that there be no plague among them on their being numbered."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This shall they give every one that passeth among them that are numbered half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs the shekel; a half shekel shall be the heave-offering for Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Every one that passeth among those that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give the heave-offering of Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when ye give the heave-offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And thou shalt take the atonement-money of the children of Israel, and devote it to the service of the tent of meeting; and it shall be a memorial to the children of Israel before Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet out of it."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die; and it shall be an everlasting statute for them, for him and for his seed throughout their generations."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And thou, take best spices of liquid myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon the half two hundred and fifty, and of sweet myrtle two hundred and fifty,"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin;"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"and make of it an oil of holy ointment, a perfume of perfumery after the work of the perfumer: it shall be the holy anointing oil."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And thou shalt anoint the tent of meeting with it, and the ark of the testimony,"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"and the table and all its utensils, and the lamp-stand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"and the altar of burnt-offering and all its utensils, and the laver and its stand."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And thou shalt hallow them, that they may be most holy: whatever toucheth them shall be holy."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And Aaron and his sons thou shalt anoint, and shalt hallow them, that they may serve me as priests."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, A holy anointing oil shall this be unto me throughout your generations."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, after the preparation of it: it is holy holy shall it be unto you."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Whoever compoundeth any like it, or whoever putteth any of it upon any strange thing, shall be cut off from his peoples."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And Jehovah said to Moses, Take fragrant drugs stacte, and onycha, and galbanum fragrant drugs and pure frankincense; in like proportions shall it be."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And thou shalt make it into incense, a perfume, after the work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And thou shalt beat some of it to powder, and put some of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And the incense that thou shalt make, ye shall not make for yourselves according to the proportions of it; it shall be unto thee holy to Jehovah."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"Whoever maketh like unto it, to smell it, shall be cut off from his peoples."}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 30 (DBT)","markdown":"[Exodus 30](https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/30)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/exodus/30 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}