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Exodus 28: Vestments for the Priesthood
1 Then bring near to you your brother Aaron, and his sons with
him, from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons,
Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 You shall make sacred vestments for the
glorious adornment of your brother Aaron. 3 And you shall speak to all who have
ability, whom I have endowed with skill, that they make Aaron’s vestments to
consecrate him for my priesthood. 4 These are the vestments that they shall
make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a checkered tunic, a turban, and a sash.
When they make these sacred vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons to
serve me as priests, 5 they shall use gold, blue, purple, and crimson yarns,
and fine linen.
The Ephod
6 They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, purple, and
crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen, skillfully worked. 7 It shall have
two shoulder-pieces attached to its two edges, so that it may be joined
together. 8 The decorated band on it shall be of the same workmanship and materials,
of gold, of blue, purple, and crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen. 9 You
shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of
Israel, 10 six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the remaining
six on the other stone, in the order of their birth. 11 As a gem-cutter
engraves signets, so you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the
sons of Israel; you shall mount them in settings of gold filigree. 12 You shall
set the two stones on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, as stones of
remembrance for the sons of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the
Lord on his two shoulders for remembrance. 13 You shall make settings of gold
filigree, 14 and two chains of pure gold, twisted like cords; and you shall
attach the corded chains to the settings.
The Breastplate
15 You shall make a breastpiece of judgment, in skilled work;
you shall make it in the style of the ephod; of gold, of blue and purple and
crimson yarns, and of fine twisted linen you shall make it. 16 It shall be
square and doubled, a span in length and a span in width. 17 You shall set in
it four rows of stones. A row of carnelian,[a] chrysolite, and emerald shall be
the first row; 18 and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire,[b] and a moonstone;
19 and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth
row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree. 21
There shall be twelve stones with names corresponding to the names of the sons
of Israel; they shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the
twelve tribes. 22 You shall make for the breastpiece chains of pure gold,
twisted like cords; 23 and you shall make for the breastpiece two rings of
gold, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. 24 You shall
put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece; 25
the two ends of the two cords you shall attach to the two settings, and so
attach it in front to the shoulder-pieces of the ephod. 26 You shall make two
rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside
edge next to the ephod. 27 You shall make two rings of gold, and attach them in
front to the lower part of the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod, at its joining
above the decorated band of the ephod. 28 The breastpiece shall be bound by its
rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it may lie on the
decorated band of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece shall not come loose
from the ephod. 29 So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel in the
breastpiece of judgment on his heart when he goes into the holy place, for a
continual remembrance before the Lord. 30 In the breastpiece of judgment you
shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart when he
goes in before the Lord; thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the Israelites
on his heart before the Lord continually.
Other Priestly Vestments
31 You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 32 It shall
have an opening for the head in the middle of it, with a woven binding around
the opening, like the opening in a coat of mail,[c] so that it may not be torn.
33 On its lower hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and crimson
yarns, all around the lower hem, with bells of gold between them all around— 34
a golden bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the
robe. 35 Aaron shall wear it when he ministers, and its sound shall be heard
when he goes into the holy place before the Lord, and when he comes out, so
that he may not die.
36 You shall make a rosette of pure gold, and engrave on it,
like the engraving of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.” 37 You shall fasten it on
the turban with a blue cord; it shall be on the front of the turban. 38 It
shall be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall take on himself any guilt
incurred in the holy offering that the Israelites consecrate as their sacred
donations; it shall always be on his forehead, in order that they may find
favor before the Lord.
39 You shall make the checkered tunic of fine linen, and you
shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash embroidered with
needlework.
40 For Aaron’s sons you shall make tunics and sashes and
headdresses; you shall make them for their glorious adornment. 41 You shall put
them on your brother Aaron, and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and
ordain them and consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests. 42 You
shall make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked flesh; they shall
reach from the hips to the thighs; 43 Aaron and his sons shall wear them when
they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister
in the holy place; or they will bring guilt on themselves and die. This shall
be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants after him.
The Ordination of the Priests
29: Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, so
that they may serve me as priests. Take one young bull and two rams without
blemish, 2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and
unleavened wafers spread with oil. You shall make them of choice wheat flour. 3
You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the
bull and the two rams. 4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of
the tent of meeting, and wash them with water. 5 Then you shall take the
vestments, and put on Aaron the tunic and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod,
and the breastpiece, and gird him with the decorated band of the ephod; 6 and
you shall set the turban on his head, and put the holy diadem on the turban. 7
You shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head and anoint him. 8
Then you shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them, 9 and you shall gird
them with sashes[d] and tie headdresses on them; and the priesthood shall be
theirs by a perpetual ordinance. You shall then ordain Aaron and his sons.
10 You shall bring the bull in front of the tent of meeting.
Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull, 11 and you
shall slaughter the bull before the Lord, at the entrance of the tent of
meeting, 12 and shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the
horns of the altar with your finger, and all the rest of the blood you shall
pour out at the base of the altar. 13 You shall take all the fat that covers
the entrails, and the appendage of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat
that is on them, and turn them into smoke on the altar. 14 But the flesh of the
bull, and its skin, and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp; it
is a sin offering.
15 Then you shall take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons
shall lay their hands on the head of the ram, 16 and you shall slaughter the
ram, and shall take its blood and dash it against all sides of the altar. 17
Then you shall cut the ram into its parts, and wash its entrails and its legs,
and put them with its parts and its head, 18 and turn the whole ram into smoke
on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the Lord; it is a pleasing odor, an
offering by fire to the Lord.
19 You shall take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall
lay their hands on the head of the ram, 20 and you shall slaughter the ram, and
take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the
lobes of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands,
and on the big toes of their right feet, and dash the rest of the blood against
all sides of the altar. 21 Then you shall take some of the blood that is on the
altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his
vestments and on his sons and his sons’ vestments with him; then he and his
vestments shall be holy, as well as his sons and his sons’ vestments.
22 You shall also take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat
that covers the entrails, the appendage of the liver, the two kidneys with the
fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination), 23
and one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, out of
the basket of unleavened bread that is before the Lord; 24 and you shall place
all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and raise them as
an elevation offering before the Lord. 25 Then you shall take them from their
hands, and turn them into smoke on the altar on top of the burnt offering of
pleasing odor before the Lord; it is an offering by fire to the Lord.
26 You shall take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination
and raise it as an elevation offering before the Lord; and it shall be your
portion. 27 You shall consecrate the breast that was raised as an elevation
offering and the thigh that was raised as an elevation offering from the ram of
ordination, from that which belonged to Aaron and his sons. 28 These things
shall be a perpetual ordinance for Aaron and his sons from the Israelites, for
this is an offering; and it shall be an offering by the Israelites from their
sacrifice of offerings of well-being, their offering to the Lord.
29 The sacred vestments of Aaron shall be passed on to his sons
after him; they shall be anointed in them and ordained in them. 30 The son who
is priest in his place shall wear them seven days, when he comes into the tent
of meeting to minister in the holy place.
31 You shall take the ram of ordination, and boil its flesh in a
holy place; 32 and Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the
bread that is in the basket, at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 33 They
themselves shall eat the food by which atonement is made, to ordain and
consecrate them, but no one else shall eat of them, because they are holy. 34
If any of the flesh for the ordination, or of the bread, remains until the
morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten,
because it is holy.
35 Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, just as I have
commanded you; through seven days you shall ordain them. 36 Also every day you
shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall offer a sin
offering for the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it, to
consecrate it. 37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and
consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy; whatever touches the altar
shall become holy.
The Daily Offerings
38 Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a
year old regularly each day. 39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and
the other lamb you shall offer in the evening; 40 and with the first lamb
one-tenth of a measure of choice flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten
oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering. 41 And the other
lamb you shall offer in the evening, and shall offer with it a grain offering
and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing odor, an offering by
fire to the Lord. 42 It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your
generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I
will meet with you, to speak to you there. 43 I will meet with the Israelites
there, and it shall be sanctified by my glory; 44 I will consecrate the tent of
meeting and the altar; Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate, to serve me
as priests. 45 I will dwell among the Israelites, and I will be their God. 46
And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of the
land of Egypt that I might dwell among them; I am the Lord their God.
The Altar of Incense
30: You shall make an altar on which to offer incense; you shall
make it of acacia wood. 2 It shall be one cubit long, and one cubit wide; it
shall be square, and shall be two cubits high; its horns shall be of one piece
with it. 3 You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all
around and its horns; and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around. 4
And you shall make two golden rings for it; under its molding on two opposite
sides of it you shall make them, and they shall hold the poles with which to
carry it. 5 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
6 You shall place it in front of the curtain that is above the ark of the
covenant,[e] in front of the mercy seat[f] that is over the covenant,[g] where
I will meet with you. 7 Aaron shall offer fragrant incense on it; every morning
when he dresses the lamps he shall offer it, 8 and when Aaron sets up the lamps
in the evening, he shall offer it, a regular incense offering before the Lord
throughout your generations. 9 You shall not offer unholy incense on it, or a
burnt offering, or a grain offering; and you shall not pour a drink offering on
it. 10 Once a year Aaron shall perform the rite of atonement on its horns.
Throughout your generations he shall perform the atonement for it once a year
with the blood of the atoning sin offering. It is most holy to the Lord.
The Half Shekel for the Sanctuary
11 The Lord spoke to Moses: 12 When you take a census of the
Israelites to register them, at registration all of them shall give a ransom
for their lives to the Lord, so that no plague may come upon them for being
registered. 13 This is what each one who is registered shall give: half a
shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs),
half a shekel as an offering to the Lord. 14 Each one who is registered, from
twenty years old and upward, shall give the Lord’s offering. 15 The rich shall
not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you
bring this offering to the Lord to make atonement for your lives. 16 You shall
take the atonement money from the Israelites and shall designate it for the
service of the tent of meeting; before the Lord it will be a reminder to the
Israelites of the ransom given for your lives.
The Bronze Basin
17 The Lord spoke to Moses: 18 You shall make a bronze basin
with a bronze stand for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting
and the altar, and you shall put water in it; 19 with the water[h] Aaron and
his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. 20 When they go into the tent
of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to make an offering
by fire to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. 21
They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die: it shall
be a perpetual ordinance for them, for him and for his descendants throughout
their generations.
The Anointing Oil and Incense
22 The Lord spoke to Moses: 23 Take the finest spices: of liquid
myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that
is, two hundred fifty, and two hundred fifty of aromatic cane, 24 and five
hundred of cassia—measured by the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil; 25
and you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer;
it shall be a holy anointing oil. 26 With it you shall anoint the tent of
meeting and the ark of the covenant,[i] 27 and the table and all its utensils,
and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, 28 and the altar
of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand; 29 you
shall consecrate them, so that they may be most holy; whatever touches them
will become holy. 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them,
in order that they may serve me as priests. 31 You shall say to the Israelites,
“This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. 32 It shall
not be used in any ordinary anointing of the body, and you shall make no other
like it in composition; it is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 Whoever
compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an unqualified person shall
be cut off from the people.”
34 The Lord said to Moses: Take sweet spices, stacte, and
onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (an equal part of
each), 35 and make an incense blended as by the perfumer, seasoned with salt,
pure and holy; 36 and you shall beat some of it into powder, and put part of it
before the covenant[j] in the tent of meeting where I shall meet with you; it
shall be for you most holy. 37 When you make incense according to this
composition, you shall not make it for yourselves; it shall be regarded by you
as holy to the Lord. 38 Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be
cut off from the people.
Footnotes:
a. Exodus 28:17 The identity of several of these stones is
uncertain
b. Exodus 28:18 Or lapis lazuli
c. Exodus 28:32 Meaning of Heb uncertain
d. Exodus 29:9 Gk: Heb sashes, Aaron and his sons
e. Exodus 30:6 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
f. Exodus 30:6 Or the cover
g. Exodus 30:6 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
h. Exodus 30:19 Heb it
i. Exodus 30:26 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
j. Exodus 30:36 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
Psalm 49: The Folly of Trust in Riches
To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm.
1 Hear this, all you peoples;
give ear, all
inhabitants of the world,
2 both low and high,
rich and poor
together.
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom;
the meditation of my
heart shall be understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will solve my riddle
to the music of the harp.
5 Why should I fear in times of trouble,
when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds
me,
6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of the
abundance of their riches?
7 Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life,[a]
there is no price one
can give to God for it.
8 For the ransom of life is costly,
and can never suffice,
9 that one should live on forever
and never see the
grave.[b]
10 When we look at the wise, they die;
fool and dolt perish
together
and leave their wealth
to others.
11 Their graves[c] are their homes forever,
their dwelling places
to all generations,
though they named
lands their own.
12 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the
animals that perish.
13 Such is the fate of the foolhardy,
the end of those[d]
who are pleased with their lot.Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their
shepherd;
straight to the grave they descend,[e]
and their form shall
waste away;
Sheol shall be their
home.[f]
15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me.Selah
16 Do not be afraid when some become rich,
when the wealth of
their houses increases.
17 For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not
go down after them.
18 Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy
—for you are praised
when you do well for yourself—
19 they[g] will go to the company of their ancestors,
who will never again
see the light.
20 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the
animals that perish.
50: The Acceptable Sacrifice
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 The mighty one, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the
earth
from the rising of the
sun to its setting.
2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines forth.
3 Our God comes and does not keep silence,
before him is a
devouring fire,
and a mighty tempest
all around him.
4 He calls to the heavens above
and to the earth, that
he may judge his people:
5 “Gather to me my faithful ones,
who made a covenant
with me by sacrifice!”
6 The heavens declare his righteousness,
for God himself is
judge.Selah
7 “Hear, O my people, and I will speak,
O Israel, I will
testify against you.
I am God, your God.
8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before
me.
9 I will not accept a bull from your house,
or goats from your
folds.
10 For every wild animal of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a
thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds of the air,[h]
and all that moves in
the field is mine.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and all
that is in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls,
or drink the blood of
goats?
14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,[i]
and pay your vows to
the Most High.
15 Call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you,
and you shall glorify me.”
16 But to the wicked God says:
“What right have you
to recite my statutes,
or take my covenant on
your lips?
17 For you hate discipline,
and you cast my words
behind you.
18 You make friends with a thief when you see one,
and you keep company
with adulterers.
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
and your tongue frames
deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your kin;
you slander your own
mother’s child.
21 These things you have done and I have been silent;
you thought that I was
one just like yourself.
But now I rebuke you, and lay the charge before you.
22 “Mark this, then, you who forget God,
or I will tear you
apart, and there will be no one to deliver.
23 Those who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me;
to those who go the
right way[j]
I will show the
salvation of God.”
Footnotes:
a. Psalm 49:7 Another reading is no one can ransom a brother
b. Psalm 49:9 Heb the pit
c. Psalm 49:11 Gk Syr Compare Tg: Heb their inward (thought)
d. Psalm 49:13 Tg: Heb after them
e. Psalm 49:14 Cn: Heb the upright shall have dominion over them
in the morning
f. Psalm 49:14 Meaning of Heb uncertain
g. Psalm 49:19 Cn: Heb you
h. Psalm 50:11 Gk Syr Tg: Heb mountains
i. Psalm 50:14 Or make thanksgiving your sacrifice to God
j. Psalm 50:23 Heb who set a way
Matthew 25: The Judgment of the Nations
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels
with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will
be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will put the sheep at
his right hand and the goats at the left. 34 Then the king will say to those at
his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you
gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was
sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the
righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave
you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? 38 And when was it that
we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? 39 And
when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ 40 And the king
will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of
these who are members of my family,[a] you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say
to those at his left hand, ‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the
eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you
gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a
stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing,
sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord,
when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or
in prison, and did not take care of you?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I
tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not
do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the
righteous into eternal life.”
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 25:40 Gk these my brothers
The Plot to Kill Jesus
26: When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to
his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the
Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered
in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 and they conspired
to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the
festival, or there may be a riot among the people.”
The Anointing at Bethany
6 Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the
leper,[a] 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment,
and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. 8 But when the disciples
saw it, they were angry and said, “Why this waste? 9 For this ointment could
have been sold for a large sum, and the money given to the poor.” 10 But Jesus,
aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a
good service for me. 11 For you always have the poor with you, but you will not
always have me. 12 By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for
burial. 13 Truly I tell you, wherever this good news[b] is proclaimed in the
whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went
to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to
you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he began
to look for an opportunity to betray him.
The Passover with the Disciples
17 On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to
Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat
the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him,
‘The Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the Passover at your house with
my disciples.’” 19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they
prepared the Passover meal.
20 When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve;[c] 21
and while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me.” 22 And they became greatly distressed and began to say to him one after
another, “Surely not I, Lord?” 23 He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand
into the bowl with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes as it is written
of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have
been better for that one not to have been born.” 25 Judas, who betrayed him,
said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” He replied, “You have said so.”
Footnotes:
a. Matthew 26:6 The terms leper and leprosy can refer to several
diseases
b. Matthew 26:13 Or gospel
c. Matthew 26:20 Other ancient authorities add disciples
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