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Sundry laws.

EXODUS Of the year of rest. condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast to keep; and it not justify the wicked.

die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 8 And thou shalt take no gift; for the gift 11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his the righteous.

neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall ac-9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye cept thereof, and he shall not make it good. know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make strangers in the land of Egypt.

restitution unto the owner thereof.

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10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

13 If it be torn in pieces; then let him bring for witness, and he shall not make good that 11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest which was torn. and lie still; that the poor of thy people may 14 ¶ And if a man borrow aught of his neigh-eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field bour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with being not with it, he shall surely make it good. thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall 12 1 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on not make it good: if it be a hired thing, it came the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine of for his hire. and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 13 ¶ And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard

16 T And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto
him, he shall pay money according to the dowry out of thy mouth.
of virgins.

18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
19 ¶ Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely
be put to death.

20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 T Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless

child.

23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty :) 16 And the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God.

18 ¶ Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread: neither shall the fat 25 ¶ If thou lend money to any of my people of my sacrifice remain until the morning. that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as 19 The first of the first-fruits of thy land thou a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. 26 1 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment Thou shalt not scethe a kid in his mother's milk. to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that 20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to the sun goeth down: keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

29 T Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

CHAP. XXIII.

21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. 24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

Sundry duties and offences. 25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and THOU shalt not raise a false report: put not he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I thy hand with the wicked to be an un-will take sickness away from the midst of thee. righteous witness. 26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

4 ¶ If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to bim again.

5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause

27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.

28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite from before thee.

29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

30 By little and little I will drive them out from

Vision of God's glory.

CHAP. XXIV, XXV.

Description of the ark

before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit bring me an offering of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my

the land.

31 Aud I will set thy bounds from the Red sea offering.
even unto the sea of the Philistines, aud from
the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the
inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou
shalt drive them out before thee.

32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against ine: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. CHAP. XXIV.S

Moses called up into the mount.

3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skin”, and shittin-wood,

6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense,

7 Onyx-stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breast-plate.

8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may

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AND he said unto Mases, come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, 9 According to all that I shew thee, after this and seventy of the elders of Israel; and wor-pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all ship ye afar off. the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: 10 And they shall make an ark of shittimbut they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

31 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and ull the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt-offerings, and sacrificed peace-offerings of oren unto the LORD. G¶ And Moses took half of the blood, and put in basons; and balf of the blood he sprinkled on

the altar.

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7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedirut.

8 And loses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length
thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth there-
of, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold,
within and without shalt thou overlay it, and
shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it,
and put them in the four corners thereof; and
two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two
rings in the other side of it.

13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim-wood, and overlay them with gold.

14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17 1 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of puro gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy-seat.

9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there other cherub on the other end: even of the mercywas under his feet as it were a paved work of a seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two sapphire-stone, and as it were the body of heaven ends thereof.

in his clearness. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their be laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did wings, and their faces shall look one to another, eat and drink. toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the

12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to cherubims be. me into the mount, and be there: and I will give 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above thee tables of stone, and a law, and command-upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the ments which I have written; that thou mayest testimony that I shall give thee. teach them.

13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. 14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.

18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud,
and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was
In the mount forty days and forty nights.
CHAP. XXV.

The offering for the tabernacle.

AND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they

22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the chitdren of Israel.

231 Thou shalt also make a table of shittimwood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and half the height thereof.

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24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put therings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittimwood, and overlay them with gold, that the table inay be borte with them.

The golden candlestick.

EXODUS The rail for the ark And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and and put the taches into the loops, and couple the spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls tent together, that it may be one. thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curmake them. tains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shew-bread, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. before me always. 13 And a cubit on the one-side, and a cubit on

31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure the other side of that which remaineth in the gold: of beaten work shali the candlestick be length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang made his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. on that side, to cover it.

32 And six branches shall come out of the sides 14 And thou shalt make a covering for the of it; three branches of the candlestick out of tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering the one side, and three branches of the candle- above of badgers' skins.

stick out of the other side:

151 And thou shalt make boards for the taber

33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with nacle of shittim-wood standing up.

a knop and a flower in one brauch; and three 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and bowls made like almonds in the other branch, a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches board.

that come out of the candlestick.,

17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set 34 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls in order oue against another: thus shalt thou made like unto almonds, with their knops and make for all the boards of the tabernacle. their flowers.

35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty beards: two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his wo tenons.

36 Their knops and their branches shall be of 20 Aud for the second side of the tabernacle on the same: all of it shall be one beaten work of pure the north side there shall be twenty boards. gold. 21 And their forty sockets of silver; two sock37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps there-ets under one board, and two sockets under antof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuff dishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount. CHAP. XXVI.

Description of the tabernacle.

MOREOVER, thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubinis of cunning work shalt thou make them.

other board.

22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.

23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shah it be for them both; they shall be for the two comers. 25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sock

is of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another beard. 26 And thou shalt make bars of shittim-wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain! 27 And five bars for the boards of the other side four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of have one measure. the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides west

3 The five curtains shall be coupled together, ward. one to another; and other tive curtains shall be coupled one to another.

4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupAing of the second.

5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another.

And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.

28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end.

29 And then shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

31 ¶ And thou shalt make a rail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cuuning work with cherubims shall it be inade. 32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim-wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold upon the four sockets of silver. 7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair 33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within curtains shalt thou make. the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vait 8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, shall divide unto you between the holy place and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and and the most holy.

the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the And thou shalt couple five curtains by them- ark of the testimony in the most holy place. selves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt 35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, double the sixth curtain in the fore-frout of the and the candlestick over against the table on the tabernacle.. side of the tabernacle toward the south: and

10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge thou shalt put the table on the north side. of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, 36 And thou shalt make a hanging for the and fitly loops in the edge of the curtain which door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scar Coupleth the second. let, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlo

11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, work.

The court of the tabernacle:

CHAP. XXVII, XXVIII. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim-wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

CHAP. XXVII.

Holy garments described CHAP. XXVII.

Aaron and his sons separated. ND take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me The altar of burnt-offering. in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and A wood, five cubits long, and five cubits 2 f And thou shalt make holy garments for ND thou shalt make an altar of shittim- Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.) broad; the altar shall be four-square: Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty. height thereof shall be three cubits. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are WiseAnd thou shalt make the horns of it upon the hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garinents same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

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3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his flesh-hooks, and his fire-pans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

4 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breast-plate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of net-they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy work of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. 5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

61 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined staves of shittim-wood, and overlay them with linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulder-pieces thereof 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall the staves shall be upon the two sides of the al- be joined together. tar, to bear it.

brass.

8 And the curious girdle of the ephod which 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the was showed thee in the mount, so shall they

make it.

9 ¶ And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of a hundred cubits long for one side:

work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

9 And thou shalt take two onyx-stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

13 And the twenty pillars thereof and their Twenty sockets shall be of brass: the hooks of 11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like Une pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave 11 And likewise for the north side in length the two stones with the names of the children there shall be hangings of a hundred cubits long, of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets ouches of gold. of brass: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial 12 And for the breadth of the court on the unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their bear their names before the LORD upon his two pillars ten, and their sockets ten. shoulders for a memorial.

13 And the breadth of the court on the east 13 And thou shalt make ouches of gold; side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. sockets three. 15-¶ And thou shalt make the breast-plate of 15 And on the other side shall be hangings, judgment with cunning work; after the work of fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sock the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, ets three. and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined

16 And for the gate of the court shall be a hang-linen shalt thou make it. ing of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and 16 Four-square it shall be, being doubled; a scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with span shall be the length thereof, and a span needle work: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver: their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

18 ¶ The length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.

19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

shall be the breadth thereof.

17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones; the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

20 And the fourth row a beryl, and anonyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their enclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with the names of 20 And thou shalt command the children of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their Israel, that they bring thee pure oil-olive beaten names, like the engravings of a signet; every for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. one with his name shall they be according to the 21 In the tabernacle of the congregation with-twelve tribes.

out the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron 22 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate and his sons shall order it from evening to morn- chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. ing before the LORD: It shall be a statute for 23 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate ever unto their generations on the behalf of the two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on children of Israel. Ithe two ends of the breast-plate.

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24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breast-plate.

fore it.

The sacrifice and ceremoniés CHAP. XXIX.

The consecrating of the priests. 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen AND this is the thing that thou shalt do umo them to hallow them, to minister unto mu chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod be- and two rams without blemish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened 26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointthou shalt put them upon the two ends of the ed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make breast-plate in the border thereof, which is in them. the side of the ephod inward. 3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, bring them in the basket, with the bullock and and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod the two rams.

underneath, toward the fore-part thereof, over 4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unagainst the other coupling thereof, above the to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, curious girdle of the ephod. and shalt wash them with water.

28 And they shall bind the breast-plate by the 5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a upou Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, lace of blue, that it may be above the curious and the ephod, and the breast-plate, and gird him girdle of the ephod, and that the breast-plate be with the curious girdle of the ephod: not loosed from the ephod. 6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the chil- and put the holy crown upon the mitre. dren of Israel in the breast-plate of judgment up- 7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and on his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, pour it upon his head, and anoint him. for a memorial before the LORD continually. 8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats 30 And thou shalt put in the breast-plate of upon them. judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles (Aaron shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in and his sons) and put the bonnets on them; and the Lefore the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judg-priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: ment of the children of Israel upon his heart be- and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. fore the LORD continually.

31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the cou12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bot

32 And there shall be a hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a habergeon, that it be not rent. gregation. 33 And beneath, upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

35 And it shall be upon Aaron, to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

36 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the fore-front of the mitre it shall be.

38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel stall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the

LORD.

tom of the altar.

13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidueys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung shalt thou burn with fire without 15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron the camp: it is a sin-offering. and his sons shall put their hands upon the head

of the ram.

16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thon shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon

the altar.

17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto the LORD: it is 39 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine LORD. a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Imen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, 19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and and thou shalt make the girdle of needle-work. Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon 40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, the head of the ram. and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his brother, and his sons with him: and shalt anoint sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that and upon the great toe of their right foot, and they may minister unto me in the priest's office. sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon cover their nakedness: from the loins even unto the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle the thighs they shall reach: 43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon gons, when they come in unto the tabernacle,of him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, the congregation, or when they come near unto and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. the altar to minister in the holy place; that they 92 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and bear not iniquity and die. for ever unto him, and his seed after him. It shall be a statute the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards. and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys

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