{"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/kjv/exodus/30","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T03:53:35.446Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 to burn incense upon: <i>of</i> shittim wood shalt thou make it."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A cubit <i>shall be</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits <i>shall be</i> the height thereof: the horns thereof <i>shall be</i> of the same."},{"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 unto it a crown of gold round about."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make <i>it</i>; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And thou shalt make the staves <i>of</i> shittim wood, and overlay them with gold."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thou shalt put it before the vail that <i>is</i> by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that <i>is</i> over the testimony, where I will meet with thee."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it 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 <i>is</i> most holy unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when <i>thou</i> numberest them."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel <i>is</i> twenty gerahs:) an half shekel <i>shall be</i> the offering of the LORD."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when <i>they</i> give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of 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."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Thou shalt also make a laver <i>of</i> brass, and his foot <i>also of</i> brass, to wash <i>withal</i>: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, <i>even</i> to him and to his seed throughout their generations."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred <i>shekels</i>, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, <i>even</i> two hundred and fifty <i>shekels</i>, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty <i>shekels</i>,"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And of cassia five hundred <i>shekels</i>, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that <i>they</i> may minister unto me in the priest's office."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make <i>any other</i> like it, after the composition of it: it <i>is</i> holy, <i>and</i> it shall be holy unto you."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"Whosoever compoundeth <i>any</i> like it, or whosoever putteth <i>any</i> of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; <i>these</i> sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like <i>weight</i>:"},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure <i>and</i> holy:"},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And thou shalt beat <i>some</i> of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"And <i>as for</i> the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people."}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 30 (KJV)","markdown":"[Exodus 30](https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/30)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/30 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}