hwarapA - Pa`rasha

“hU@caT4” - Tet-zaveh - “You Shall Command”

Exodus 27:20 - 30:10

Exodus 27:

20 "And you shall command the son’s of Yisrael that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.

21 "In the tabernacle of meeting (dfeOm lh,xB;o be-ohel moed “ in the tent of a set time/festivals - dfAOm moad “ an assembly”), outside the veil which is before the Testimony (Edut tdufe “Precept”), Aharon and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before HaShem. It shall be a statute (hq!0hu chuq-qah “what is established or defined”) forever to their generations on behalf of the son’s of Yisrael.

Exodus 28:

1 "Now take Aharon your brother, and his sons with him, from among the son’s of Yisrael, that he may minister to Me as priest (OnhakA kahano “to predict”), Aharon and Aharon's sons: Nadav (bd!n! “spontaneous/liberal”), Avihu (xUhybix3 “whose father is he”), El-azar (rz!fAl4x, “praise God’), and Itamar (rmAtAyxi “land of palms”).

2 "And you shall make holy garments for Aharon your brother, for glory and for beauty.

3 "So you shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aharon's garments, to consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

4 "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate (NwaHA chasan), an ephod

(dOpxe an orthodox tallit katan looks something like a ephod),

a robe (lyfim; me-il “upper garment” exterior tunic, wide/long reaching to the ankles, without sheaves) a skillfully woven tunic (tn@ToKu Kut-tonet “tunic,” worn next to the body by both men & women, going down to the knees with sleeves ), a turban (tp,n@c;mi miz-nephet “wind around”), and a sash (Fneb;xa abe-net “belt/girdle”). So they shall make holy garments for Aharon your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.

5 "They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen,

6 "and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.

7 "It shall have two shoulder straps joined at its two edges, and so it shall be joined together.

8 "And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen.

9 "Then you shall take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Yisrael:

10 "six of their names on one stone, and six names on the other stone, in order of their birth.

11 "With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Yisrael. You shall set them in settings of gold.

12 "And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Yisrael. So Aharon shall bear their names before HaShem on his two shoulders as a memorial

(NOrKAzi zik-karon “remembrance”).

13 "You shall also make settings of gold,

14 "and you shall make two chains of pure gold like braided cords, and fasten the braided chains to the settings.

15 "You shall make the breastplate of judgment (FPAw;mi NwaHA chasan mishe-pat ornament of judgement). Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

16 "It shall be doubled into a square: a span (tr@z@ zeret “spread out” a hand width) shall be its length, and a span shall be its width (about 9" by 9").

17 "And you shall put settings of stones in it, four rows of stones: The first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and an emerald; this shall be the first row;

18 "the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19 "the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20 "and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold settings.

21 "And the stones shall have the names of the sons of Yisrael, twelve according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one with its own name; they shall be according to the twelve tribes.

22 "You shall make chains for the breastplate (NwaHA chasan) at the end, like braided cords of pure gold.

23 "And you shall make two rings of gold for the breastplate, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

24 "Then you shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate;

25 "and the other two ends of the two braided chains you shall fasten to the two settings, and put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod in the front.

26 "You shall make two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which is on the inner side of the ephod.

27 "And two other rings of gold you shall make, and put them on the two shoulder straps, underneath the ephod toward its front, right at the seam above the intricately woven band of the ephod.

28 "They shall bind the breastplate by means of its rings to the rings of the ephod, using a blue cord, so that it is above the intricately woven band of the ephod, and so that the breastplate does not come loose from the ephod.

29 "So Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Yisrael on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before HaShem continually.

30 "And you shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim (MyriUx “light/revelation/truth”) and the Tum-mim (Mymi0Tu “truth”), and they shall be over Aharon's heart when he goes in before HaShem. So Aharon shall bear the judgment of the son’s of Yisrael over his heart before HaShem continually.

31 "You shall make the robe of the ephod all of blue.

32 "There shall be an opening for his head in the middle of it; it shall have a woven binding all around its opening, like the opening in a coat of mail, so that it does not tear.

33 "And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:

34 "a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe all around.

35 "And it shall be upon Aharon when he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he goes into the holy place before HaShem and when he comes out, that he may not die.

36 "You shall also make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it, like the engraving of a signet: HOLINESS TO HaShem (hv!hoyl1 wd,qo qodesh la-yhovah).

37 "And you shall put it on a blue cord, that it may be on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

38 "So it shall be on Aharon's forehead, that Aharon may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the son’s of Yisrael hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before HaShem.

39 "You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.

40 "For Aharon's sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make sashes for them. And you shall make hats (hf!BAg;mi mig-baah “round mitre/joined together”) for them, for glory and beauty.

41 "So you shall put them on Aharon your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

42 "And you shall make for them linen breeches (dbA-ysen4k;mi mik-ne-se) to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

43 "They shall be on Aharon and on his sons when they come into the tabernacle of meeting (dfeOm lh,xo ohel moed “tent of appointed time”), or when they come near the altar to minister in the holy place, that they do not incur iniquity and die. It shall be a statute (tq10Hu chuq-qat “what is established”) forever to him and his descendants after him.

Exodus 29:

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 "and unleavened bread (tOcZma MH,l@ lechem maz-zot), unleavened cakes (tcoZma tlo0Ha chal-lot maz-zot) mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers (tOcZma yq2yq9r4 re-qiqe maz-zot) anointed with oil (you shall make them of wheat flour).

3 "You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, with the bull and the two rams.

4 "And Aharon and his sons you shall bring to the door of the tent of meeting, and you shall wash them with water.

5 "Then you shall take the garments, put the tunic on Aharon, and the robe of the ephod, the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the intricately woven band of the ephod.

6 "You shall put the turban on his head, and put the holy crown on the turban.

7 "And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.

8 "Then you shall bring his sons and put tunics on them.

9 "And you shall gird them with sashes, Aharon and his sons, and put the hats on them. The priesthood (hnA0huK; ke-hun-nah “function of a priest”) shall be theirs for a perpetual statute (Ml!Of tq10Hu chuq-qat olam established forever). So you shall consecrate Aharon and his sons.

10 "You shall also have the bull brought before the tent of meeting, and Aharon and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the bull.

11 "Then you shall kill the bull before HaShem, by the door of the tent of meeting.

12 "You shall 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.

13 "And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar.

14 "But the flesh of the bull, with its skin and its offal, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering.

15 "You shall also take one ram, and Aharon and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram;

16 "and you shall kill the ram, and you shall take its blood and sprinkle it all around on the altar.

17 "Then you shall cut the ram in pieces, wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and with its head.

18 "And you shall burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to HaShem; it is a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to HaShem.

19 "You shall also take the other ram, and Aharon and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram.

20 "Then you shall kill 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.

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 hallowed, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.

22 "Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),

23 "one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before HaShem;

24 "and you shall put all these in the hands of Aharon and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before HaShem.

25 "You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before HaShem. It is an offering made by fire to HaShem.

26 "Then you shall take the breast of the ram of Aharon's consecration and wave it as a wave offering before HaShem; and it shall be your portion.

27 "And from the ram of the consecration you shall consecrate the breast of the wave offering which is waved, and the thigh of the heave offering which is raised, of that which is for Aharon and of that which is for his sons.

28 "It shall be from the son’s of Yisrael for Aharon and his sons by a statute forever. For it is a heave offering; it shall be a heave offering from the son’s of Yisrael from the sacrifices of their peace offerings, that is, their heave offering to HaShem.

29 "And the holy garments of Aharon shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed in them and to be consecrated in them.

30 "That son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for seven days, when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

31 "And you shall take the ram of the consecration and boil its flesh in the holy place.

32 "Then Aharon and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tent of meeting.

33 "They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy.

34 "And if any of the flesh of the consecration offerings, or of the bread, remains until the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

35 "Thus you shall do to Aharon and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Seven days you shall consecrate them.

36 "And you shall offer a bull every day as a sin offering for atonement. You shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to sanctify it.

37 "Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.

38 "Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually.

39 "One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.

40 "With the one lamb shall be one_tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one_fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one_fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering.

41 "And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; and you shall offer with it the grain offering and the drink offering, as in the morning, for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to HaShem.

42 "This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before HaShem, where I will meet you to speak with you.

43 "And there I will meet with the son’s of Yisrael, and the tent shall be sanctified by My glory.

44 "So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aharon and his sons to minister to Me as priests.

45 "I will dwell among the son’s of Yisrael and will be their Elohim.

46 "And they shall know that I am HaShem their Elohim, who brought them up out of the land of Mitsraim, that I may dwell among them. I am HaShem their Elohim.

Exodus 30:

1 "You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.

2 "A cubit (18") shall be its length and a cubit (18") its width__it shall be square__and two cubits (3') shall be its height. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

3 "And you shall overlay its top, its sides all around, and its horns with pure gold; and you shall make for it a molding of gold all around.

4 "Two gold rings you shall make for it, under the molding on both its sides. You shall place them on its two sides, and they will be holders for the poles with which to bear it.

5 "You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

6 "And you shall put it before the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony (Edut tdufe “Precept”), before the mercy seat (tr@(Pka kap-poret “covering”) that is over the Precept, where I will meet with you.

7 "Aharon shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.

8 "And when Aharon lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before HaShem throughout your generations.

9 "You shall not offer strange incense on it, or a burnt offering, or a grain offering; nor shall you pour a drink offering on it.

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 shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to HaShem."