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11 Then, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 “When you take the census of the children of Israel, after their number, then every man shall give a ransom for his life to the LORD when numbered, so that there is no plague among them when you count them.
13 “Every man who goes into the number shall give this: half a shekel, after the shekel of the Sanctuary (a shekel is twenty gerahs). The half- shekel shall be an offering to the LORD.
14 “All who are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering to the LORD.
15 “The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than half a shekel, when you shall give an offering to the LORD for the redemption of your lives.
16 “So you shall take the money of the redemption of the children of Israel and shall put it to the use of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, so that it may be a memorial to the children of Israel before the LORD, for the redemption of your lives.”
17 Also, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
18 “You shall also make a Basin of copper (and its pedestal of copper), to wash, and shall put it between the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the Altar. And you shall put water in it.
19 “For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet there.
20 “When they go into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, or when they go to the Altar to minister, to make the perfume from the burnt offering to the LORD, they shall wash themselves with water, lest they die.
21 “They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they do not die. And this shall be to them an ordinance, forever, to him and to his seed, throughout their generations.”
22 Also, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
23 “Take the best spices for yourself: five hundred shekels of the most pure myrrh, half that much of sweet cinnamon (two hundred-fifty), two hundred-fifty of sweet calamus,
24 “five hundred of cassia (according to the shekel of the Sanctuary), and a hin of olive oil.
25 “And you shall make the oil of holy ointment from it, a most precious ointment after the art of the perfumer. This shall be the oil of holy ointment.
26 “And you shall anoint the Tabernacle of the Congregation with it, and the Ark of the Testimony,
27 “the Table and all its instruments, the Lampstand with all its instruments, the altar of incense,
28 “the altar of burnt offering with all its instruments, and the basin and its pedestal.
29 “So you shall sanctify them; and they shall be Most Holy. All that shall touch them, must be holy.
30 “You shall also anoint Aaron and his sons, and shall consecrate them, so that they may minister to Me in the Priest’s office.
31 “Moreover, you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me, throughout your generations.
32 “No one shall anoint man’s flesh with it, nor shall you make any composition like it. It is Holy and shall be holy to you.
33 “Whoever shall make such an ointment, or whoever shall put any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’”
34 And the LORD said to Moses, “Take sweet spices for yourself—pure myrrh and stacte and galbanum and odors with pure frankincense—each of equal weight.
35 “Then you shall make incense from them, composed after the art of the perfumer, mingled together, pure, holy.
36 “And you shall beat it to powder, and shall put it before the Testimony, in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, where I will meet with you. It shall be Most Holy to you.
37 “And you shall not make any composition for yourself like this incense which you shall make. It shall be holy to you, for the LORD.
38 “Whoever shall make any incense like it, he shall be cut off from his people.”
31 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Behold, I have called Bezalel by name, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
3 “I have filled him with the Spirit of God—in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge and in all workmanship—
4 “to design artistic works (to work in gold and in silver and in copper)
5 “with the cutting of stones, the carving of wood, and in all manner of workmanship.
6 “And behold, I have given him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have put wisdom into the hearts of all who are wise-hearted, to make all that I have commanded you:
7 “the Tabernacle of the Congregation, the Ark of the Testimony and the Mercy Seat that shall be upon it, with all instruments of the Tabernacle,
8 “the Table and its instruments, the pure Lampstand with all its instruments, the Altar of Incense,
9 “the Altar of Burnt Offering with all its instruments, the Basin with its pedestal,
10 “the garments of the ministration, the holy garment for Aaron the Priest and the garments of his sons (to minister in the Priest’s office),
11 “and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the Sanctuary. They shall do according to all that I have commanded you.”
12 Afterward the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
13 “Also, speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘Nevertheless, keep My Sabbaths. For it is a sign between Me and you, in your generations, so that you may know that I, the LORD, sanctify you.
14 ‘Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath. For it is holy to you. He who defiles it shall die the death. Therefore, whoever works thereon, that same person shall be cut off from among his people.
15 ‘Six days you shall work; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of holy rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day, shall die the death.
16 ‘Therefore, the children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, so that they may observe this rest throughout their generations, for an everlasting Covenant.
17 ‘It is a sign between Me and the children of Israel, forever. For in six days the LORD made the sky and the Earth. And on the seventh day, He ceased and rested.’”
18 Thus (when the LORD had ended communing with Moses upon Mount Sinai) He gave him two Tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God.
47 And while He still spoke, lo, Judas (one of the twelve) came, and with him a great multitude from the chief priests and elders of the people, with swords and clubs.
48 Now the one who betrayed Him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I shall kiss, that is Him. Take hold of Him.”
49 And immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Hail, Master”, and kissed Him.
50 Then Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.
51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the High Priest, and cut off his ear.
52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place. For all who take up the sword, shall perish with the sword.
53 “Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will give Me more than twelve legions of angels?
54 “How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled which say that it must be so?”
55 At that time, Jesus said to the multitude, “You have come out as against a thief, with swords and clubs to take Me. Every day I sat among you, teaching in the Temple, and you did not take Me.
56 “But all this has been done so that the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples abandoned Him and fled.
57 And they took Jesus, and led Him to Caiaphas the High Priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
58 And Peter followed him afar off to the High Priest’s hall and went in and sat with the servants to see the end.
59 Now the chief priests and the elders, and all the whole Council sought false testimony against Jesus, to put him to death.
60 But they found none. And though many false witnesses came, they still found none. But later, two false witnesses came,
61 and said, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the Temple of God, and build it in three days.’”
62 Then the chief priest arose, and said to Him, “You have no answer? What is the matter that these men testify against You?”
63 But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest answered, and said to him, “I demand that you swear to us by the living God: Are You the Christ, the Son of God!?”
64 Jesus said to him, “You have said it. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of Man, sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming in the clouds of the heaven.
65 Then the High Priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has blasphemed! What need do we have of witnesses anymore! Behold, now you have heard His blasphemy!
66 “What do you think?” They answered, and said, “He is guilty of death!”
67 Then they spat in His face and punched Him. And others struck Him with rods,
68 saying, “Prophesy to us, O Christ, Who struck you?”
32 Blessed is he whose wickedness is forgiven; whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I held my tongue (my bones being consumed when I roared all day,
4 for Your hand is heavy upon me day and night) and my moisture turned into the drought of Summer (Selah),
5 I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I thought, “I will confess to the LORD my wickedness against myself.” And You forgave the punishment of my sin. Selah.
6 Therefore, everyone who is godly shall make his prayer to You in a time when You may be found. Surely, in the flood of great waters they shall not come near him.
7 You are my Secret Place. You preserve me from trouble. You surround me with joyful deliverance. Selah.
8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you shall go. I will guide you with My eye.
9 “Be not like a horse, or like a mule, which do not understand; whose mouths you bind with bit and bridle, lest they come near you.”
10 Many sorrows shall come to the wicked. But he who trusts in the LORD, mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; and be joyful, all you who are upright in heart!
27 “I was there when He prepared the heavens; when He set the compass upon the deep;
28 “when He established the clouds above; when He confirmed the fountains of the deep;
29 “when He gave His Decree to the sea that the waters should not pass His Commandment; when He appointed the foundations of the Earth.
30 “Then I was with Him, a nourisher. And I was His daily delight, rejoicing always before Him;
31 “and took my solace in the compass of His Earth, and my delight with the children of man.
32 “Therefore, now listen to me, O children. For blessed are those who keep my ways.
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