Exodus 29:30-30:10

New International Version

³⁰ The son^(A) who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.

³¹ “Take the ram^(B) for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place.^{(C) 32} At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread^(D) that is in the basket. ³³ They are to eat these offerings by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no one else may eat^(E) them, because they are sacred. ³⁴ And if any of the meat of the ordination ram or any bread is left over till morning,^(F) burn it up. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.

³⁵ “Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. ³⁶ Sacrifice a bull each day^(G) as a sin offering to make atonement^(H). Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate^(I) it. ³⁷ For seven days make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will be most holy, and whatever touches it will be holy.^(J)

³⁸ “This is what you are to offer on the altar regularly each day:^(K) two lambs a year old. ³⁹ Offer one in the morning and the other at twilight.^{(L) 40} With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah^[a] of the finest flour mixed with a quarter of a hin^[b] of oil^(M) from pressed olives, and a quarter of a hin of wine as a drink offering.^{(N) 41} Sacrifice the other lamb at twilight^(O) with the same grain offering^(P) and its drink offering as in the morning—a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord.

⁴² “For the generations to come^(Q) this burnt offering is to be made regularly^(R) at the entrance to the tent of meeting,^(S) before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you;^{(T) 43} there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory.^(U)

⁴⁴ “So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.^{(V) 45} Then I will dwell^(W) among the Israelites and be their God.^{(X) 46} They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt^(Y) so that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.^(Z)

The Altar of Incense^(AA)

30 “Make an altar^(AB) of acacia wood for burning incense.^{(AC) 2} It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high^[c]—its horns^(AD) of one piece with it. ³ Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.^{(AE) 4} Make two gold rings^(AF) for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. ⁵ Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.^{(AG) 6} Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover^(AH) that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

⁷ “Aaron must burn fragrant incense^(AI) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. ⁸ He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.^{(AJ) 9} Do not offer on this altar any other incense^(AK) or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. ¹⁰ Once a year^(AL) Aaron shall make atonement^(AM) on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering^[d](AN) for the generations to come.^(AO) It is most holy to the Lord.”