Category Archives: Exodus

The Law Concerning Servants 1 “Now thesearethe judgments which you shallset before them: 2 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. 3 If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if hecomesinmarried, then his wife […]

Responsibility for Property 1 “If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and slaughters it or sells it, he shallrestore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If the thief is foundbreaking in, and he is struck so that he dies,thereshallbeno guilt for his bloodshed. 3 If the sun […]

Justice for All 1 “Youshall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be anunrighteous witness. 2 You shall not follow a crowd to do evil;nor shall you testify in a dispute so as to turn aside after many to pervertjustice. 3 You shall not show partiality to apoor […]

Israel Affirms the Covenant 1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to theLord, you and Aaron,Nadab and Abihu,and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar. 2 And Moses alone shall come near theLord, but they shall not come near; nor shall the people go up with him.” 3 So Moses came […]

Offerings for the Sanctuary 1 Then theLordspoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering.From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. 3 And thisisthe offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarletthread,fine […]

The Tabernacle 1 “Moreoveryou shall make the tabernaclewithten curtainsoffine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarletthread;with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them. 2 The length of each curtainshallbetwenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements. 3 Five curtains shall be […]

The Altar of Burnt Offering 1 “You shall makean altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide—the altar shall be square—and its heightshallbethree cubits. 2 You shall make its horns on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it. And you shall overlay it with bronze. 3 Also […]

Garments for the Priesthood 1 “Now takeAaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me aspriest, AaronandAaron’s sons:Nadab, Abihu,Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 Andyou shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. 3 Soyou shall speak to allwhoaregifted artisans,whom I […]

Aaron and His Sons Consecrated 1 “And this is what you shall do to them to hallow them for ministering to Me as priests:Take one young bull and two rams without blemish, 2 andunleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil (you shall make them of wheat flour). 3 You […]

The Altar of Incense 1 “You shall makean altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood. 2 A cubitshallbeits length and a cubit its width—it shall be square—and two cubitsshallbeits height. Its hornsshallbeof one piece with it. 3 And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns […]