1  And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of acacia-wood shalt thou make it.

1  “You shall also make an altar, for the burning of incense, from setim wood,

1  YOU shall make an altar to burn incense upon; of shittim wood shall you make it.

2  A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be; and two cubits shall be the height thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it.

2  And thou shalt make it a cubit in length, and a cubit in breadth: it shall be square; and the height of it shall be of two cubits, its horns shall be of the same piece.

2  having one cubit in length, and another in width, that is, four equal sides, and two cubits in height. Horns shall proceed from the same.

3  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.

3  And thou shalt gild its grate with pure gold, and its sides round about, and its horns; and thou shalt make for it a wreathen border of gold round-about.

3  And you shall clothe it with the purest gold, both its grating and the walls around it, and also the horns. And you shall make for it a crown of gold in a circle,

4  And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

4  and two gold rings under the crown on each side, so that the bars may be set in them and the altar may be carried.

5  And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.

5  Also, you shall make its bars of setim wood, and you shall overlay them with gold.

5  And you shall make the poles of shittim wood and overlay them with gold.

6  And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the ark-cover that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

6  And thou shalt set it before the veil that is over the ark of the testimonies, wherein I will make myself known to thee from thence.

6  And you shall set the altar opposite the veil, which hangs in front of the ark of the testimony, before the propitiatory with which the testimony is covered, where I will speak to you.

7  And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.

8  And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before YHWH throughout your generations.

8  And when Aaron lights the lamps in the evening, he shall burn incense upon it; a constant incense-offering always before the Lord for their generations.

8  And when he assembles them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

9  Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-offering, nor meal-offering; and ye shall pour no drink-offering thereon.

9  And thou shalt not offer strange incense upon it, nor and offering made by fire, nor a sacrifice; and thou shalt not pour a drink-offering upon it.

9  You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations.

10  And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it once in the year; with the blood of the sin-offering of atonement once in the year shall he make atonement for it throughout your generations; it is most holy unto YHWH.'

10  And once in the year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns, he shall purge it with the blood of purification for their generations: it is most holy to the Lord.

10  And Aaron shall pray over its horns once a year, with the blood of what was offered for sin. And he shall make atonement over it in your generations. It shall be the Holy of holies to the Lord.”

11  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

11  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

12  'When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, according to their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto YHWH, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.

12  If thou take account of the children of Israel in the surveying of them, and they shall give every one a ransom for his soul to the Lord, then there shall not be among them a destruction in the visiting of them.

12  “When you have taken the sum of the sons of Israel, according to their number, each shall give a price for their souls to the Lord, and there will be no scourge among them, when they will be reviewed.

13  This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary--the shekel is twenty gerahs--half a shekel for an offering to YHWH.

13  And this is what they shall give, as many as pass the survey, half a didrachm which is according to the didrachm of the sanctuary: twenty oboli go to the didrachm, but the half of the didrachm is the offering to the Lord.

14  Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of YHWH.

14  He who has been numbered from twenty years and above shall give the price.

14  Every one among them who is included in the number from twenty years old and upward shall give an offering to the LORD.

15  The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of YHWH, to make atonement for your souls.

15  The rich shall not add to the half shekel, and the poor shall diminish nothing.

16  And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before YHWH, to make atonement for your souls.'

16  And the money received, which was collected from the sons of Israel, you shall deliver for the uses of the tabernacle of the testimony, so that it may be a memorial of them before the Lord, and he may act favorably toward their souls.”

16  And you shall take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shall give it for the work of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial to the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

17  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

17  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

18  'Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, whereat to wash; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

18  “You shall also make a bronze washtub with its base to wash in; and you shall place it between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar. And when water has been added,

19  And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat;

19  Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and feet in it

20  when they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to cause an offering made by fire to smoke unto YHWH;

20  Whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of witness, they shall wash themselves with water, so they shall not die, whensoever they advance to the altar to do service and to offer the whole burnt-offerings to the Lord.

20  when they enter the tabernacle of the testimony, and when they approach to the altar so as to offer incense to the Lord upon it,

21  so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not; and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.'

21  They shall wash their hands and feet with water, whensoever they shall go into the tabernacle of witness; they shall wash themselves with water, that they die not; and it shall be for them a perpetual statute, for him and his posterity after him.

21  otherwise, they may die. This shall be an everlasting law to him, and to his offspring, throughout their successions.”

22  Moreover YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

22  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

23  'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,

23  Do thou also take sweet herbs, the flower of choice myrrh five hundred shekels, and the half of this two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, and two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling calamus,

23  saying: “Take for yourself aromatics: of the first and best myrrh, five hundred shekels, and of cinnamon half as much, that is, two hundred and fifty shekels; of sweet flag similarly two hundred and fifty,

24  and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

24  but of cassia, five hundred shekels by the weight of the sanctuary, and of the oil of olives the measure of a hin.

25  And thou shalt make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.

25  And you shall make the holy oil of unction, an ointment composed with the skills of a perfumer,

26  And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,

26  And you shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation with it, and the ark of the testimony,

27  and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,

27  and all its furniture, and the candlestick and all its furniture, and the altar of incense,

27  The table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and all his vessels, and the altar of incense

28  and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.

28  and the altar of whole burnt-offerings and all its furniture, and the table and all its furniture, and the laver.

28  and of holocaust, and all the items that pertain to their rituals.

29  And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

29  And you shall sanctify everything, and they shall be the Holy of holies. He who will touch them must be sanctified.

30  And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.

30  You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and you shall sanctify them, so that they may exercise the priesthood for me.

31  And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.

31  Likewise, you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘This oil of unction will be holy to me throughout your generations.

32  Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.

32  On man’s flesh it shall not be poured, and ye shall not make any for yourselves according to this composition: it is holy, and shall be holiness to you.

32  The flesh of man shall not be anointed from it, and you shall not make any similar compound, for it has been sanctified and it shall be holy to you.

33  Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.'

33  Whosoever shall make it in like manner, and whosoever shall give of it to a stranger, shall be destroyed from among his people.

33  Whatever man will have composed such a thing and have given it to a stranger, he shall be exterminated from his people.’ ”

34  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense; of each shall there be a like weight.

34  And the Lord said to Moses, Take for thyself sweet herbs, stacte, onycha, sweet galbanum, and transparent frankincense; there shall be and equal weight of each.

34  And the LORD said unto Moses to say, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight

35  And thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

35  And you shall make incense composed with the skills of a perfumer, diligently mixed, and pure, and most worthy of sanctification.

36  And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be unto you most holy.

36  And when you have crushed all these into a very fine powder, you shall place some of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the place where I will appear to you. The Holy of holies shall this incense be to you.

37  And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for YHWH.

37  You shall not make such a compound for your own uses, because it is holy to the Lord.

38  Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereof, he shall be cut off from his people.'

38  Whatever man will have made anything similar, so as to thoroughly enjoy its smell, he shall perish from his people.”

31:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

1  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

31:2  'See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

2  Behold, I have called by name Beseleel the son of Urias the son of Or, of the tribe of Juda.

31:3  and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

31:4  to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

4  and to frame works, to labour in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,

4  in order to design whatever must be fabricated from gold, and silver, and brass,

31:5  and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

5  and works in stone, and for artificers’ work in wood, to work at all works.

5  from marble, and precious stones, and various woods.

31:6  And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee

6  And I have appointed him and Eliab the son of Achisamach of the tribe of Dan, and to every one understanding in heart I have given understanding; and they shall make all things as many as I have appointed thee, —

6  And I have given to him, as his associate, Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan. And I have placed wisdom in the heart of every artisan, so that they may make everything as I have instructed you

31:7  the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the ark-cover that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent;

7  the tabernacle of witness, and the ark of the covenant, and the propitiatory that is upon it, and the furniture of the tabernacle,

31:8  and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense;

8  and the altars, and the table and all its furniture,

31:9  and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base;

9  and the pure candlestick and all its furniture, and the laver and its base,

9  and of holocaust and all their vessels, the washtub with its base,

31:10  and the plaited garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office;

10  and Aaron’s robes of ministry, and the robes of his sons to minister to me as priests,

31:11  and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place; according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.'

11  the oil of unction, and the incense of aromatics in the Sanctuary. All the things that I have instructed you, they shall make.”

11  The anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place : according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

31:12  And YHWH spoke unto Moses, saying

12  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

31:13  'Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying: Verily ye shall keep My sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that ye may know that I am YHWH who sanctify you.

31:14  Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

14  Keep my Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever will have polluted it, shall die a death. Whoever will have done any work in it, his soul shall perish from the midst of his people.

31:15  Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to YHWH; whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

15  For six days you shall do work. On the seventh day, it is the Sabbath, a rest sanctified by the Lord. All who will have done work on this day shall die.

31:16  Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

16  And the children of Israel shall keep the sabbaths, to observe them throughout their generations.

16  Let the sons of Israel keep the Sabbath, and let them celebrate it throughout their generations. It is an everlasting covenant

31:17  It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel for ever; for in six days YHWH made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day He ceased from work and rested.'

17  It is a perpetual covenant with me and the children of Israel, it is a perpetual sign with me; for in six days the Lord made the heaven and the earth, and on the seventh day he ceased, and rested.

17  between me and the sons of Israel, and a perpetual sign. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and in the seventh he ceased from work.”

31:18  And He gave unto Moses, when He had made an end of speaking with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

18  And the Lord, having completed speaking in this way on Mount Sinai, gave to Moses two stone tablets of testimony, written with the finger of God.

32:1  And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him: 'Up, make us a god who shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.'

1  Then the people, seeing that Moses made a delay in descending from the mountain, gathered together against Aaron, and said: “Rise up, make us gods, who may go before us. But as for this man Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.”

32:2  And Aaron said unto them: 'Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.'

2  And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.

32:3  And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

3  And the people did what he had commanded, carrying the earrings to Aaron.

32:4  And he received it at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and made it a molten calf; and they said: 'This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

4  And when he had received them, he formed these by the work of a casting furnace, and he made from these a molten calf. And they said: “These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.”

4  And he received them, and drew a design, and made it a molten calf; and they said, This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

32:5  And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said: 'To-morrow shall be a feast to YHWH.'

5  And when Aaron had seen it, he built an altar before it, and he cried out with a voice of proclamation, saying, “Tomorrow is the solemnity of the Lord.”

5  And Aaron was afraid, and he built an altar before it; then Aaron made a proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.

32:6  And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to make merry.

6  And rising up in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they rose up to play.

32:7  And YHWH spoke unto Moses: 'Go, get thee down; for thy people, that thou broughtest up out of the land of Egypt, have dealt corruptly;

7  And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go quickly, descend hence, for thy people whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt have transgressed;

7  Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Go, descend. Your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, have sinned.

32:8  they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said: This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

8  they have quickly gone out of the way which thou commandedst; they have made for themselves a calf, and worshipped it, and sacrificed to it, and said,

8  They have quickly withdrawn from the way which you revealed to them. And they have made for themselves a molten calf, and they have worshiped it. And immolating victims to it, they have said: ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.’ ”

32:9  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.

9  These are thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

9  And again, the Lord said to Moses: “I discern that this people is stiff-necked.

32:10  Now therefore let Me alone, that My wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation.'

10  And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume them, and I will make thee a great nation.

10  Release me, so that my fury may be enraged against them, and I may destroy them, and then I will make of you a great nation.”

32:11  And Moses besought YHWH his God, and said: 'YHWH, why doth Thy wrath wax hot against Thy people, that Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

11  Then Moses prayed to the Lord his God, saying: “Why, O Lord, is your fury enraged against your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with a mighty hand?

11  But Moses prayed before the LORD his God and said, Not so, O LORD, let not thy wrath kindle against thy people whom thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand.

32:12  Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying: For evil did He bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.

12  I beg you, let not the Egyptians say, ‘He cleverly led them away, so that he could put them to death in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.’ Let your anger be quieted and appeased concerning the wickedness of your people.

32:13  Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou didst swear by Thine own self, and saidst unto them: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.'

13  remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever.

32:14  And YHWH repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.

14  And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.

14  And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people.

32:15  And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

15  And Moses returned from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, written on both sides,

32:16  And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

16  and accomplished by the work of God. Also, the writing of God was engraved on the tablets.

32:17  And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses: 'There is a noise of war in the camp.'

17  And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

17  Then Joshua, hearing the tumult of the people shouting, said to Moses: “The outcry of battle is heard in the camp.”

32:18  And he said: 'It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome, but the noise of them that sing do I hear.'

18  But he responded: “It is not the clamor of men being exhorted to battle, nor the shout of men being compelled to flee. But I hear the voice of singing.”

18  Moses said to him, It is not the sound of the cry of mighty men, neither is it the sound of the cry of weak men; but it is the sound of sin that I hear.

32:19  And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.

19  And when he drew nigh to the camp, he sees the calf and the dances; and Moses being very angry cast the two tables out of his hands, and broke them to pieces under the mountain.

19  And when he had approached to the camp, he saw the calf and the dances. And being very angry, he threw down the tablets from his hand, and he broke them at the base of the mountain.

32:20  And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

20  And having taken the calf which they made, he consumed it with fire, and ground it very small, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel to drink it.

32:21  And Moses said unto Aaron: 'What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?'

21  And he said to Aaron, “What has this people done to you, so that you would bring upon them the greatest sin?”

32:22  And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.

22  And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, my lord, for thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.

22  And he answered him: “Let not my lord be indignant. For you know this people, that they are prone to evil.

32:23  So they said unto me: Make us a god, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

23  For they say to me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this man Moses, who brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him.

23  They said to me: ‘Make gods for us, who may go before us. For this Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.’

32:24  And I said unto them: Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off; so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.'

24  And I said to them, ‘Which of you has gold?’ And they took it and gave it to me. And I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.”

32:25  And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose--for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies--

25  Therefore, Moses, seeing that the people were naked (for Aaron had stripped them because of the disgrace of their sordidness, and he had set them naked among their enemies),

32:26  then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said: 'Whoso is on YHWH'S side, let him come unto me.' And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

26  and standing at the gate of the camp, said: “If anyone is for the Lord, let him join with me.” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.

32:27  And he said unto them: 'Thus saith YHWH, the God of Israel: Put ye every man his sword upon his thigh, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.'

27  And he says to them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every one his sword on his thigh, and go through and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every one his brother, and every one his neighbour, and every one him that is nearest to him.

27  And Moses said to them, Thus says the LORD God of Israel: Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from door to door throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.

32:28  And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

32:29  And Moses said: 'Consecrate yourselves to-day to YHWH, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon you a blessing this day.'

29  And Moses said to them, Ye have filled your hands this day to the Lord each one on his son or on his brother, so that blessing should be given to you.

29  For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

32:30  And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people: 'Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up unto YHWH, peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.'

30  Then, when the next day arrived, Moses spoke to the people: “You have sinned the greatest sin. I will ascend to the Lord. Perhaps, in some way, I might be able to entreat him for your wickedness.”

30  ¶And it came to pass on the next day, Moses said to the people, You have sinned this great sin; and now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps he may forgive your transgressions.

32:31  And Moses returned unto YHWH, and said: 'Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them a god of gold.

31  And returning to the Lord, he said: “I beg you, this people has sinned the greatest sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. Either release them from this offense,

31  So Moses returned to the LORD and said, I beseech thee, O LORD God, truly this people have sinned a great sin and have made for themselves gods of gold.

32:32  Yet now, if Thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray Thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'

32  or, if you do not, then delete me from the book that you have written.”

32:33  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Whosoever hath sinned against Me, him will I blot out of My book.

33  And the Lord answered him: “Whoever has sinned against me, him I will delete from my book.

32:34  And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee; behold, Mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.'

34  But as for you, go and lead this people where I have told you. My angel will go before you. Then, on the day of retribution, I will also visit this sin of theirs.”

34  Therefore now go, lead the people to the place where I tell you; behold, my angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish I will visit their sins upon them.

32:35  And YHWH smote the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

35  And the Lord smote the people for the making the calf, which Aaron made.

35  Therefore, the Lord struck the people for the guilt of the calf, which Aaron had made.

33:1  And YHWH spoke unto Moses: 'Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I swore unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying: Unto thy seed will I give it--

1  And the Lord said to Moses, Go forward, go up hence, thou and thy people, whom thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore to Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I will give it to your seed.

33:2  and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite--

33:3  unto a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people; lest I consume thee in the way.'

3  and so that you may enter into a land flowing with milk and honey. For I will not go up with you, since you are a stiff-necked people, lest perhaps I may destroy you on the way.”

3  Go to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up among you; for you are a stiff-necked people; lest I consume you on the way.

33:4  And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments.

4  And the people having heard this grievous saying, mourned in mourning apparel.

4  And upon hearing this very bad news, the people mourned; and no one put on his finery according to custom.

33:5  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Say unto the children of Israel: Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee; therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.'

33:6  And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.

6  So the sons of Israel took off their ornaments and their array at the mount of Choreb.

6  Therefore, the sons of Israel put aside their ornaments before Mount Horeb.

33:7  Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that every one that sought YHWH went out unto the tent of meeting, which was without the camp.

7  And Moses took his tabernacle and pitched it without the camp, at a distance from the camp; and it was called the Tabernacle of Testimony: and it came to pass that every one that sought the Lord went forth to the tabernacle which was without the camp.

7  Also, Moses took the tabernacle and pitched it beyond the camp at a distance, and he called its name: ‘Tabernacle of the Covenant.’ And all the people, who had any kind of question, went out to the Tabernacle of the Covenant, beyond the camp.

33:8  And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent.

8  And whenever Moses went into the tabernacle without the camp, all the people stood every one watching by the doors of his tent; and when Moses departed, they took notice until he entered into the tabernacle.

8  And when Moses went out to the tabernacle, all the people rose up, and each one stood at the door of his pavilion, and they beheld the back of Moses until he entered the tent.

33:9  And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent; and YHWH spoke with Moses.

9  And when Moses entered into the tabernacle, the pillar of the cloud descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and God talked to Moses.

33:10  And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.

10  And all discerned that the pillar of cloud stood at the door of the Tabernacle. And they stood and worshipped at the doors of their tents.

10  And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

33:11  And YHWH spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he would return into the camp; but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.

11  And the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if one should speak to his friend; and he retired into the camp: but his servant Joshua the son of Naue, a young man, departed not forth from the tabernacle.

11  But the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, just as a man is used to speaking to his friend. And when he returned to the camp, his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not withdraw from the Tabernacle.

33:12  And Moses said unto YHWH: 'See, Thou sayest unto me: Bring up this people; and Thou hast not let me know whom Thou wilt send with me. Yet Thou hast said: I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in My sight.

12  Then Moses said to the Lord: “You instruct me to lead this people away, and you do not reveal to me whom you will send with me, particularly since you have said: ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor before me.’

33:13  Now therefore, I pray Thee, if I have found grace in Thy sight, show me now Thy ways, that I may know Thee, to the end that I may find grace in Thy sight; and consider that this nation is Thy people.'

13  If then I have found favour in thy sight, reveal thyself to me, that I may evidently see thee; that I may find favour in thy sight, and that I may know that this great nation is thy people.

13  If, therefore, I have found favor in your sight, show your face to me, so that I may know you and may find grace before your eyes. Look favorably on your people, this nation.”

33:14  And He said: 'My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.'

14  And he says, I myself will go before thee, and give thee rest.

14  And the Lord said, “My face will precede you, and I will give you rest.”

33:15  And he said unto Him: 'If Thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.

15  And Moses said: “If you will not yourself precede us, then do not lead us away from this place.

15  And he said to him, If thou thyself will not go with us, let us not leave this place.

33:16  For wherein now shall it be known that I have found grace in Thy sight, I and Thy people? is it not in that Thou goest with us, so that we are distinguished, I and Thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?'

16  And how shall it be surely known, that both I and this people have found favour with thee, except only if thou go with us? So both I and thy people shall be glorified beyond all the nations, as many as are upon the earth.

16  For how will we be able to know, I and your people, that we have found grace in your sight, unless you walk with us, so that we may be glorified out of all the people who live upon the earth?”

33:17  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken, for thou hast found grace in My sight, and I know thee by name.'

17  And the Lord said to Moses, I will also do for thee this thing, which thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace before me, and I know thee above all.

17  Then the Lord said to Moses: “This word also, which you have spoken, I will do. For you have found grace before me, and I have known you by name.”

33:18  And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.'

18  And Moses says, Manifest thyself to me.

33:19  And He said: 'I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of YHWH before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.'

19  And God said, I will pass by before thee with my glory, and I will call by my name, the Lord, before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and will have pity on whom I will have pity.

19  He responded: “I will show you all that is good, and I will call out with the name of the Lord before you. And I will take pity on whomever I will, and I will be lenient to whomever it will please me.”

33:20  And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.'

20  And again he said: “You are not able to see my face. For man shall not see me and live.”

33:21  And YHWH said: 'Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.

21  And again, he said: “Behold, there is a place with me, and you shall stand upon the rock.

21  And the LORD said to Moses, Behold, there is a place in front of me, and you shall stand upon the rock;

33:22  And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand until I have passed by.

22  and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put thee into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until I shall have passed by.

22  And when my glory will cross over, I will set you in a cleft of the rock, and I will protect you with my right hand, until I pass by.

33:23  And I will take away My hand, and thou shalt see My back; but My face shall not be seen.'

34:1  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first; and I will write upon the tables the words that were on the first tables, which thou didst break.

1  And the Lord said to Moses, Hew for thyself two tables of stone, as also the first were, and come up to me to the mountain; and I will write upon the tables the words, which were on the first tables, which thou brokest.

1  And after this he said: “Cut out for yourself two tablets of stone similar to the first ones, and I will write upon them the words which were held on the tablets that you broke.

34:2  And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to Me on the top of the mount.

2  Be prepared in the morning, so that you may immediately ascend onto Mount Sinai, and you shall stand with me on the summit of the mountain.

34:3  And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.'

3  And let no one go up with thee, nor be seen in all the mountain; and let not the sheep and oxen feed near that mountain.

3  Let no one ascend with you, and do not let anyone be seen throughout the entire mountain. Likewise, do not let the oxen or the sheep pasture up against it.”

34:4  And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as YHWH had commanded him, and took in his hand two tables of stone.

4  And Moses hewed two tables of stone, as also the first were; and Moses having arisen early, went up to the mount Sina, as the Lord appointed him; and Moses took the two tables of stone.

4  And so he cut out two tablets of stone, like those that were before. And rising up in the night, he ascended onto Mount Sinai, just as the Lord had instructed him, carrying with him the tablets.

34:5  And YHWH descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the YHWH.

5  And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood near him there, and called by the name of the Lord.

5  And when the Lord had descended in a cloud, Moses stood with him, calling upon the name of the Lord.

34:6  And YHWH passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'YHWH, the YHWH, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth;

6  And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,

6  And as he was crossing before him, he said: “The Ruler, the Lord God, merciful and lenient, patient and full of compassion and also truthful,

34:7  keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and unto the fourth generation.'

7  who preserves mercy a thousand fold, who takes away iniquity, and wickedness, and also sin; and with you no one, in and of himself, is innocent. You render the iniquity of the fathers to the sons, and also to their descendents to the third and fourth generation.”

34:8  And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

8  And Moses hasted, and bowed to the earth and worshipped;

8  And hurrying, Moses bowed down prostrate to the ground; and worshiping,

34:9  And he said: 'If now I have found grace in Thy sight, O Lord, let YHWH, I pray Thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Thine inheritance.'

9  and said, If I have found grace before thee, let my Lord go with us; for the people is stiff-necked: and thou shalt take away our sins and our iniquities, and we will be thine.

9  he said: “If I have found grace in your sight, O Lord, I beg you to walk with us, (for the people are stiff-necked) and take away our iniquities and our sin, and so possess us.”

34:10  And He said: 'Behold, I make a covenant; before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been wrought in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of YHWH that I am about to do with thee, that it is tremendous.

10  And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I establish a covenant for thee in the presence of all thy people; I will do glorious things, which have not been done in all the earth, or in any nation; and all the people among whom thou art shall see the works of the Lord, that they are wonderful, which I will do for thee.

10  The Lord responded: “I will enter into a pact in the sight of all. I will perform signs which have never been seen on earth, nor among any nation, so that this people, in whose midst you are, may discern the terrible work of the Lord that I will do.

34:11  Observe thou that which I am commanding thee this day; behold, I am driving out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

11  Do thou take heed to all things whatsoever I command thee: behold, I cast out before your face the Amorite and the Chananite and the Pherezite, and the Chettite, and Evite, and Gergesite and Jebusite

11  Observe the things which I command you this day; behold, I will destroy from before you the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

34:12  Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest they be for a snare in the midst of thee.

12  Beware that you do not ever join in friendship with the inhabitants of that land, which may be your ruin.

12  Take heed to yourself lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither you go, lest they become a stumbling block to you.

34:13  But ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their Asherim.

13  Ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and the graven images of their gods ye shall burn with fire.

13  But destroy their altars, break their statues, and cut down their sacred groves.

34:14  For thou shalt bow down to no other god; for YHWH, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God;

14  For ye shall not worship strange gods, for the Lord God, a jealous name, is a jealous God;

14  Do not be willing to worship any strange god. The jealous Lord is his name. God is a rival.

34:15  lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go astray after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrifice;

15  Do not enter into a pact with the men of those regions, lest, when they will have fornicated with their gods and worshiped their idols, someone might call upon you to eat from what was immolated.

34:16  and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go astray after their gods, and make thy sons go astray after their gods.

16  and thou shouldest take of their daughters to thy sons, and thou shouldest give of thy daughters to their sons; and thy daughters should go a whoring after their gods, and thy sons should go a whoring after their gods.

16  Neither shall you take a wife for your son from their daughters, lest, after they themselves have fornicated, they may cause your sons also to fornicate with their gods.

34:17  Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

17  And thou shalt not make to thyself molten gods.

17  You shall not make for yourselves any molten gods.

34:18  The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib, for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt.

18  And thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I have charged thee, at the season in the month of new corn; for in the month of new corn thou camest out from Egypt.

18  You shall keep the solemnity of unleavened bread. For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread, just as I instructed you, in the time of the month of what is new. For in the month of springtime you departed from Egypt.

34:19  All that openeth the womb is Mine; and of all thy cattle thou shalt sanctify the males, the firstlings of ox and sheep.

19  The males are mine, everything that opens the womb; every first-born of oxen, and every first-born of sheep.

19  All of the male kind, which open the womb, shall be mine: from all the animals, as much of oxen as of sheep, it shall be mine.

34:20  And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty.

20  The firstborn of a donkey, you shall redeem with a sheep. But if you will not give a price for it, it shall be slain. The firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. You shall not appear empty in my sight.

20  And all the firstlings of the cattle you shall redeem with a lamb; but if you shall not redeem it, then you shall kill it. All the first-born of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

34:21  Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

21  For six days you shall work. On the seventh day you shall cease to cultivate and to harvest.

21  Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; in the time of ploughing and during harvest you shall rest.

34:22  And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, even of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the turn of the year.

22  And thou shalt keep to me the feast of weeks, the beginning of wheat-harvest; and the feast of ingathering in the middle of the year.

22  You shall observe the Solemnity of Weeks with the first-fruits of the grain from the harvest of your wheat, and a Solemnity when the time of the year returns and everything is stored away.

34:23  Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before YHWH GOD, the God of Israel.

23  Three times a year shall all your memorial offerings be brought before the LORD, the God of Israel.

23  Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

34:24  For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before YHWH thy God three times in the year.

24  For when I will have taken away the nations before your face, and enlarged your borders, no one shall lie in wait against your land when you will go up to appear in the sight of the Lord your God, three times a year.

34:25  Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

25  You shall not immolate the blood of my victim over leaven; and there shall not remain, in the morning, any of the victim of the Solemnity of the Passover.

34:26  The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of YHWH thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk.'

26  The first-fruits of thy land shalt thou put into the house of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother’s milk.

26  The first of the fruits of your land you shall offer in the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.”

34:27  And YHWH said unto Moses: 'Write thou these words, for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.'

27  And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words for thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and with Israel.

34:28  And he was there with YHWH forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten words.

28  And Moses was there before the Lord forty days, and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water; and he wrote upon the tables these words of the covenant, the ten sayings.

28  Therefore, he was in that place with the Lord for forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread and he did not drink water, and he wrote on the tablets the ten words of the covenant.

34:29  And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face sent forth beams while He talked with him.

29  And when Moses went down from the mountain, there were the two tables in the hands of Moses, —as then he went down from the mountain, Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified, when God spoke to him.

29  And when Moses descended from Mount Sinai, he held the two tablets of the testimony, and he did not know that his face was radiant from the sharing of words with the Lord.

34:30  And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face sent forth beams; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

30  And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.

30  Then Aaron and the sons of Israel, seeing that the face of Moses was radiant, were afraid to approach close by.

34:31  And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him; and Moses spoke to them.

31  And being called by him, they turned back, both Aaron and the leaders of the assembly. And after he had spoken to them,

31  So Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him; and Moses talked with them.

34:32  And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh, and he gave them in commandment all that YHWH had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

32  And afterwards all the children of Israel came to him, and he commanded them all things, whatsoever the Lord had commanded him in the mount of Sina.

32  all the sons of Israel also now came to him. And he instructed them in all the things that he had heard from the Lord on Mount Sinai.

34:33  And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

33  And having completed these words, he placed a veil over his face.

34:34  But when Moses went in before YHWH that He might speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out; and spoke unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.

34  And whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak to him, he took off the veil till he went out, and he went forth and spoke to all the children of Israel whatsoever the Lord commanded him.

34  But when he entered to the Lord and was speaking with him, he took it off, until he exited. And then he spoke to the sons of Israel all that had been commanded to him.

34:35  And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face sent forth beams; and Moses put the veil back upon his face, until he went in to speak with Him.

35  And they saw that the face of Moses, when he came out, was radiant, but he covered his face again, whenever he spoke to them.