Tetzaveh

Shemot 27:20 - 30:10
Shemot 27:20 “And you, you are to command (Tetzaveh) the children of Yisra’ĕl to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
Shemot 27:21 “In the Ohel Mo’ed (Appointment Tent), outside the veil which is before the Witness, Aharon and his sons are to tend it from evening until morning before יהוה – a Chukkah Olam (Eternal ordinance) to their generations, from the children of Yisra’ĕl.
Shemot 28:1 “And you, bring near Aharon your brother and his sons with him, from among the children of Yisra’ĕl, for serving as kohen to Me: Aharon, Naḏaḇ and Aḇihu, Elʽazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aharon.
Shemot 28:2 “And you shall make kodesh garments for Aharon your brother, for esteem and for comeliness.
Shemot 28:3 “And you, speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, and they shall make the garments of Aharon, to kadash (sanctify) him, for him to serve as kohen to Me.
Shemot 28:4 “And these are the garments which they make: a breastplate, a shoulder garment, a robe, an embroidered long shirt, a turban, and a girdle. And they shall make kodesh garments for Aharon your brother and his sons, for him to serve as kohen to Me.
Shemot 28:5 “And they shall take the gold, and the t'keleth and the purple and the scarlet material, and the fine linen,
Shemot 28:6 and shall make the shoulder garment of gold, of t'keleth and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen, the work of a skilled workman.
Shemot 28:7 “It is to have two shoulder pieces joined at its two edges, and so it is joined together.
Shemot 28:8 “And the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, which is on it, is of the same workmanship, made of gold, of t'keleth and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen.
Shemot 28:9 “And you shall take two shoham stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl,
Shemot 28:10 six of their names on one stone, and the remaining six names on the other stone, according to their birth.
Shemot 28:11 “With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl. Set them in settings of gold.
Shemot 28:12 “And you shall put the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment as stones of remembrance for the sons of Yisra’ĕl. And Aharon shall bear their names before יהוה on his two shoulders, for a remembrance.
Shemot 28:13 “And you shall make settings of gold,
Shemot 28:14 and two chains of clean gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.
Shemot 28:15 “And you shall make a breastplate of mishpat, a work of a skilled workman, like the work of the shoulder garment. Make it of gold, of t'keleth and purple and scarlet material, and fine woven linen.
Shemot 28:16 “It is square, doubled, a span its length, and a span its width.
Shemot 28:17 “And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row is a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
Shemot 28:18 and the second row is a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Shemot 28:19 and the third row is a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
Shemot 28:20 and the fourth row is a beryl, and a shoham, and a jasper. They are set in gold settings.
Shemot 28:21 “And the stones are according to the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name, for the twelve tribes.
Shemot 28:22 “And you shall make braided chains of corded work for the breastplate at the end, of clean gold.
Shemot 28:23 “And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Shemot 28:24 “And you shall put the two cords of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate,
Shemot 28:25 and the other two ends of the two cords you fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder pieces of the shoulder garment in the front.
Shemot 28:26 “And you shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the shoulder garment.
Shemot 28:27 “And you shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder pieces, underneath the shoulder garment, on the front of it, close to the seam above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment,
Shemot 28:28 and they bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the shoulder garment, using a t'keleth cord, so that it is above the embroidered band of the shoulder garment, so that the breastplate does not come loose from the shoulder garment.
Shemot 28:29 “And Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Yisra’ĕl on the breastplate of mishpat over his heart, when he goes into the kodesh, for a remembrance before יהוה, continually.
Shemot 28:30 “And into the breastplate of mishpat you shall put the Urim and the Tummim, and they shall be on the heart of Aharon when he goes in before יהוה. And Aharon shall bear the mishpat of the children of Yisra’ĕl on his heart before יהוה, perpetually.
Shemot 28:31 “And you shall make the robe of the shoulder garment all of t’keleth.
Shemot 28:32 “And the opening for his head shall be in the middle of it, a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a scaled armor, so that it does not tear.
Shemot 28:33 “And on its hem you shall make pomegranates of t’keleth and purple and scarlet material, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:
Shemot 28:34 a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe all around.
Shemot 28:35 “And it shall be upon Aharon to attend in, and its sound shall be heard when he goes into the kodesh before יהוה and when he comes out, so that he does not die.
Shemot 28:36 “And you shall make a plate of clean gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: קדשׁ ליהוה (“KODESH TO יהוה.”)
Shemot 28:37 “And you shall put it on a t’keleth cord, and it shall be on the turban – it is to be on the front of the turban.
Shemot 28:38 “And it shall be on the forehead of Aharon, and Aharon shall bear the guilt of the kodesh gifts which the children of Yisra’ĕl kadash in all their kodesh gifts. And it shall always be on his forehead, for acceptance for them before יהוה.
Shemot 28:39 “And you shall weave the long shirt of fine linen, and shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the girdle of woven work.
Shemot 28:40 “And make long shirts for Aharon’s sons. And you shall make girdles for them, and you shall make turbans for them, for esteem and comeliness.
Shemot 28:41 “And you shall put them on Aharon your brother and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and shall ordain them, and shall kadash them, and they shall kahan (serve as kohanim).
Shemot 28:42 “And make linen trousers for them, to cover their nakedness, reaching from the waist to the thighs.
Shemot 28:43 “And they shall be on Aharon and on his sons when they come into the Ohel Mo’ed, or when they come near the altar to attend in the Kodesh, so that they do not bear crookedness and die – a Chukkah Olam to him, and to his seed after him.
Shemot 29:1 “And this is the task you shall do to them to kadash kahan (sanctify them for the priesthood): Take one young bull and two rams, perfect ones,
Shemot 29:2 and matzah lechem, and challah matzah mixed with oil, and matzah wafers anointed with oil – make these of wheat flour.
Shemot 29:3 “And you shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.
Shemot 29:4 “Then you shall bring Aharon and his sons to the door of the Ohel mo’ed, and wash them with water.
Shemot 29:5 “And you shall take the garments, and shall put on Aharon the long shirt, and the robe of the shoulder garment, and the shoulder garment, and the breastplate, and shall gird him with the embroidered band of the shoulder garment,
Shemot 29:6 and shall put the turban on his head, and shall put the kodesh sign of dedication on the turban,
Shemot 29:7 and shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head and anoint him.
Shemot 29:8 “Then you shall bring his sons and put long shirts on them,
Shemot 29:9 and shall gird them with girdles – Aharon and his sons – and put the turbans on them. And the k’hunnah shall be theirs for an Olam Chukkah. So you shall ordain Aharon and his sons.
Shemot 29:10 “And you shall bring near the bull before the Ohel mo’ed, and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the bull.
Shemot 29:11 “And you shall slaughter the bull before יהוה, by the door of the Ohel mo’ed,
Shemot 29:12 and take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour all the blood beside the base of the altar.
Shemot 29:13 “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the appendage on the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.
Shemot 29:14 “But the flesh of the bull, and its skin and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering (chatta’ah).
Shemot 29:15 “And take one ram, and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram,
Shemot 29:16 and you shall slaughter the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.
Shemot 29:17 “And cut the ram in pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and place them upon its pieces and on its head.
Shemot 29:18 “And you shall burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to יהוה, it is a sweet fragrance, an offering made by fire to יהוה.
Shemot 29:19 “And you shall take the second ram, and Aharon and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ram,
Shemot 29:20 and you shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aharon and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar.
Shemot 29:21 “And you shall take some of the blood that is on the altar, and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aharon and on his garments, on his sons and on the garments of his sons with him. And he and his garments shall be kadosh, and his sons and the garments of his sons with him.
Shemot 29:22 “And you shall take the fat of the ram, and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails, and the appendage on the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat on them, and the right thigh – it is for a ram of ordination –
Shemot 29:23 and one loaf of lechem, and one challah lechem made with oil, and one thin cake from the basket of the matzah that is before יהוה.
Shemot 29:24 “And you shall put all these in the hands of Aharon and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them – a wave offering (t’nuphah) before יהוה.
Shemot 29:25 “Then you shall take them from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering (olah), as a sweet fragrance before יהוה. It is an offering made by fire (‘ishshah) to יהוה.
Shemot 29:26 “And you shall take the breast of the ram of Aharon’s ordination and wave it – a wave offering before יהוה, and it shall be your portion.
Shemot 29:27 “And from the ram of ordination you shall kadash the breast of the wave offering which is waved, and the thigh of the contribution which is raised, of that which is for Aharon and of that which is for his sons.
Shemot 29:28 “And it shall be from the children of Yisra’ĕl for Aharon and his sons by a Choqk Olam, for it is a contribution. And it is a contribution from the children of Yisra’ĕl from their peace offerings – their contribution to יהוה.
Shemot 29:29 “And the kodesh garments of Aharon are for his sons after him, to be anointed in them and to be ordained in them.
Shemot 29:30 “The kohen from his sons in his place, puts them on for seven days, when he enters the Ohel mo’ed to attend in the kodesh.
Shemot 29:31 “And take the ram of ordination and cook its flesh in a kadosh maqom.
Shemot 29:32 “And Aharon and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the lechem that is in the basket, by the door of the Ohel mo’ed,
Shemot 29:33 and they shall eat those offerings with which the atonement was made, to ordain them, to kadash. But let a zur (stranger) not eat them, because they are kodesh.
Shemot 29:34 “And if any of the flesh of the ordination offerings, or of the lechem, be left over until the morning, then you shall burn up what is left over. It is not eaten, because it is kodesh.
Shemot 29:35 “And so you shall do to Aharon and his sons, according to all I have commanded (tzavah) you. Seven days you shall ordain them,
Shemot 29:36 and prepare a bull each day as a sin offering for atonement (chatta’ah al kippur). And you shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to make it kadash.
Shemot 29:37 “For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and make it kadash. And the altar shall be kodesh kodesh – whatever touches the altar is to be kadash.
Shemot 29:38 “And this is what you prepare on the altar: two lambs, a year old, daily, continually.
Shemot 29:39 “Prepare the one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you prepare between the evenings,
Shemot 29:40 and one-tenth of an ĕphah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering (nesek), with the one lamb.
Shemot 29:41 “And prepare the other lamb between the evenings. And with it prepare the grain offering (minchah) and the drink offering (nesek), as in the morning, for a sweet fragrance, an offering made by fire (‘ishshah) to יהוה –
Shemot 29:42 a continual burnt offering for your generations at the door of the Ohel mo’ed before יהוה, where I shall meet with you to speak with you.
Shemot 29:43 “And there I shall meet with the children of Yisra’ĕl, and it shall be kadash by My esteem.
Shemot 29:44 “And I shall kadash the Ohel mo’ed and the altar. And Aharon and his sons I kadash to serve as priests (kahan) to Me.
Shemot 29:45 “And I shall dwell in the midst of the children of Yisra’ĕl and shall be their Elohim.
Shemot 29:46 “And they shall know that I am יהוה their Elohim, who brought them up out of the land of Mitsrayim, to dwell in their midst. I am יהוה their Elohim.
Shemot 30:1 “And you shall make an altar to burn incense on, make it of acacia wood,
Shemot 30:2 a cubit long and a cubit wide – it is a square – and two cubits high, its horns of the same.
Shemot 30:3 “And you shall overlay its top, and its sides all around, and its horns with clean gold. And you shall make for it a molding of gold all around.
Shemot 30:4 “And make two gold rings for it, under the molding on both its sides. Make them on its two sides, and they shall be holders for the poles to lift it with.
Shemot 30:5 “And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
Shemot 30:6 “And you shall put it before the veil that is before the aron of the Witness, before the lid of atonement (kapporeth) that is over the Witness, where I am to meet with you.
Shemot 30:7 “And Aharon shall burn on it sweet incense, morning by morning. As he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
Shemot 30:8 “And when Aharon lights the lamps between the evenings, he shall burn incense on it – a continual incense before יהוה throughout your generations.
Shemot 30:9 “Do not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it.
Shemot 30:10 “And Aharon shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement – once a year he makes atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is kodesh kodesh to יהוה.”