The Wilderness Years

one gold pan of ten shekels [one-quarter pound], full of incense;

one young bull, one ram, one male lamb in its first year as a burnt offering,

one male goat as a sin offering,

and, for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five male goats and five male lambs in their first year. This was the offering of Achira the son of 'Enan.

This was the offering for dedicating the altar which was given by the leaders of Isra'el on the day of its anointing: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins and twelve gold pans.

Each silver dish weighed 130 shekels [three-and-a-quarter pounds] and each basin seventy shekels [one-and-three-quarters pounds]; all the silver of the vessels weighed 2,400 shekels (using the sanctuary shekel) [just over sixty pounds].

The twelve gold pans, full of incense, weighed ten shekels apiece (using the sanctuary shekel) [one-quarter pound]; all the gold of the pans weighed 120 shekels [three pounds].

The livestock for the burnt offering consisted of twelve bulls, twelve rams and twelve male lambs in their first year, with their grain offering. There were twelve male goats for a sin offering.

The livestock for the sacrifice of peace offerings consisted of twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats and sixty male lambs in their first year. This was the offering for dedicating the altar after it had been anointed.

When Moshe went into the tent of meeting in order to speak with ADONAI, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the ark-cover on the ark for the testimony, from between the two k'ruvim; and he spoke to him.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Tell Aharon, 'When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps are to cast their light forward, in front of the menorah.'"

Aharon did this: he lit its lamps so as to give light in front of the menorah, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Here is how the menorah was made: it was hammered gold from its base to its flowers, hammered work, following the pattern ADONAI had shown Moshe. This is how he made the menorah.

ADONAI said to Moshe,

"Take the L'vi'im from among the people of Isra'el and cleanse them.

Here is how you are to cleanse them: sprinkle the purification water on them, have them shave their whole body with a razor, and have them wash their clothes and cleanse themselves.

Then they are to take a young bull with its grain offering, which is to be fine flour mixed with olive oil; while you take another bull for a sin offering.

You are to present the L'vi'im in front of the tent of meeting, and assemble the entire community of the people of Isra'el.

You will present the L'vi'im before ADONAI, the people of Isra'el will lay their hands on the L'vi'im,

and Aharon will offer the L'vi'im before ADONAI as a wave offering from the people of Isra'el, so that they may do ADONAI's service.

The L'vi'im will lay their hands on the heads of the bulls; the one you will offer as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to ADONAI to make atonement for the L'vi'im.

You are to place the L'vi'im before Aharon and his sons, and offer them as a wave offering to ADONAI.

In this way you will separate the L'vi'im from the people of Isra'el, and the L'vi'im will belong to me.

"After that, the L'vi'im will enter and do the service of the tent of meeting. You will cleanse them and offer them as a wave offering,