1. A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
2. From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
3. He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
4. The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
5. The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
6. Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7. One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8. A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
9. The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
10. Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
11. Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
13. He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.
14. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
15. Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
16. Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.
17. A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
18. He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
19. A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
20. He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
21. Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22. A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
23. A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.
24. He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.
25. The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
Proverbs 8
1. Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
2. On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3. beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
4. "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6. Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
7. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
8. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9. To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10. Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
11. for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12. "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
13. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
14. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.
15. By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;
16. by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth.
17. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
18. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
21. bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
22. "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, , before his deeds of old;
23. I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
24. When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;
25. before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26. before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
27. I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28. when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29. when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30. Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32. "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
34. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35. For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
36. But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
2. On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3. beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
4. "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
5. You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
6. Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
7. My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
8. All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9. To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
10. Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
11. for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
12. "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
13. To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
14. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.
15. By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;
16. by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth.
17. I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
18. With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19. My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
20. I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
21. bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
22. "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, , before his deeds of old;
23. I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
24. When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;
25. before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
26. before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
27. I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
28. when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
29. when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
30. Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
31. rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
32. "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
33. Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
34. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
35. For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
36. But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Proverbs 7:1-27
1. My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
2. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;
5. they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6. At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice.
7. I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.
8. He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9. at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10. Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11. (She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12. now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13. She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14. "I have fellowship offerings at home; today I fulfilled my vows.
15. So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16. I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18. Come, let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!
19. My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20. He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon."
21. With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
23. till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24. Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27. Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
2. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4. Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;
5. they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
6. At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice.
7. I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.
8. He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9. at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10. Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11. (She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12. now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13. She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14. "I have fellowship offerings at home; today I fulfilled my vows.
15. So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16. I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18. Come, let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!
19. My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20. He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon."
21. With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22. All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
23. till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24. Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25. Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27. Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Proverbs 6:1-35
1. My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge for another,
2. if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3. then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor!
4. Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
5. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6. Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7. It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8. yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
11. and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
12. A scoundrel and villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13. who winks with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
14. who plots evil with deceit in his heart-- he always stirs up dissension.
15. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
16. There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18. a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19. a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
20. My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21. Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
22. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23. For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
24. keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25. Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
26. for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27. Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
28. Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
29. So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30. Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31. Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32. But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
33. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
34. for jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35. He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.
2. if you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3. then do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands: Go and humble yourself; press your plea with your neighbor!
4. Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids.
5. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
6. Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
7. It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
8. yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
9. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
10. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
11. and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
12. A scoundrel and villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13. who winks with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers,
14. who plots evil with deceit in his heart-- he always stirs up dissension.
15. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.
16. There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18. a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19. a false witness who pours out lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.
20. My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
21. Bind them upon your heart forever; fasten them around your neck.
22. When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23. For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
24. keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25. Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
26. for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27. Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
28. Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
29. So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
30. Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving.
31. Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.
32. But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.
33. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
34. for jealousy arouses a husband's fury, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge.
35. He will not accept any compensation; he will refuse the bribe, however great it is.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Proverbs 5:1-23
1. My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,
2. that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3. For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
4. but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
5. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
6. She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.
7. Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
8. Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
9. lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,
10. lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house.
11. At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
12. You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
13. I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.
14. I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."
15. Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
16. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
17. Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
18. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19. A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
20. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?
21. For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
22. The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
23. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
2. that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3. For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
4. but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
5. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
6. She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.
7. Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
8. Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
9. lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,
10. lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house.
11. At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
12. You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
13. I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.
14. I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."
15. Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
16. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
17. Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
18. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19. A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
20. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?
21. For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
22. The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
23. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Proverbs 4:1-9
1 Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a boy in my father's house,
still tender, and an only child of my mother,
4 he taught me and said,
"Lay hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or swerve from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, [a] get understanding.
8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 She will set a garland of grace on your head
and present you with a crown of splendor."
pay attention and gain understanding.
2 I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
3 When I was a boy in my father's house,
still tender, and an only child of my mother,
4 he taught me and said,
"Lay hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands and you will live.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or swerve from them.
6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom.
Though it cost all you have, [a] get understanding.
8 Esteem her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
9 She will set a garland of grace on your head
and present you with a crown of splendor."
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Proverbs 3:1-35
1. My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
2. for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
3. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6. in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
8. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10. then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11. My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
12. because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
13. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
14. for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
18. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19. By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
20. by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
21. My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;
22. they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
23. Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;
24. when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25. Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26. for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.
27. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
28. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"-- when you now have it with you.
29. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30. Do not accuse a man for no reason-- when he has done you no harm.
31. Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,
32. for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
33. The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34. He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
35. The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.
2. for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.
3. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
5. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
6. in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.
8. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
9. Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10. then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
11. My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,
12. because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
13. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,
14. for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.
15. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.
18. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
19. By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
20. by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.
21. My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;
22. they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.
23. Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;
24. when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
25. Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26. for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.
27. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.
28. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"-- when you now have it with you.
29. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.
30. Do not accuse a man for no reason-- when he has done you no harm.
31. Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways,
32. for the LORD detests a perverse man but takes the upright into his confidence.
33. The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
34. He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.
35. The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Proverbs 2:1-22
1. My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
2. turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,
3. and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
4. and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5. then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
6. For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8. for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair--every good path.
10. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
12. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
13. who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways,
14. who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15. whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.
16. It will save you also from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words,
17. who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.
18. For her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19. None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.
20. Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21. For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
22. but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
2. turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,
3. and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,
4. and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5. then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
6. For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7. He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8. for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.
9. Then you will understand what is right and just and fair--every good path.
10. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
12. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,
13. who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways,
14. who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15. whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.
16. It will save you also from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words,
17. who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made before God.
18. For her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19. None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.
20. Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21. For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
22. but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Proverbs 1:20-33
20. Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares;
21. at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
22. "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
23. If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
24. But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
25. since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
26. I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-
27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28. "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.
29. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD,
30. since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
31. they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32. For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33. but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."
21. at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:
22. "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
23. If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.
24. But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,
25. since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,
26. I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity overtakes you-
27. when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28. "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me.
29. Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD,
30. since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,
31. they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
32. For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;
33. but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm."
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Proverbs 1:8-19
8. Listen, my son, to your father's instruction and do not forsake your mother's teaching.
9. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
10. My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.
11. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul;
12. let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13. we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
14. throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse"-
15. my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16. for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.
17. How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!
18. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!
19. Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.
9. They will be a garland to grace your head and a chain to adorn your neck.
10. My son, if sinners entice you, do not give in to them.
11. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless soul;
12. let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
13. we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
14. throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse"-
15. my son, do not go along with them, do not set foot on their paths;
16. for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to shed blood.
17. How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds!
18. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!
19. Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Proverbs 1:1-7
1. The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2. for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
3. for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;
4. for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-
5. let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-
6. for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
2. for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
3. for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;
4. for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-
5. let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance-
6. for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
7. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Exodus 38:25-29
25. They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high --its horns of one piece with it.
26. They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
27. They made two gold rings below the molding--two on opposite sides--to hold the poles used to carry it.
28. They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29. They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense--the work of a perfumer.
26. They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
27. They made two gold rings below the molding--two on opposite sides--to hold the poles used to carry it.
28. They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29. They also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense--the work of a perfumer.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Exodus 37:17-24
17. They made the lampstand of pure gold and hammered it out, base and shaft; its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms were of one piece with it.
18. Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand--three on one side and three on the other.
19. Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
20. And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
21. One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair--six branches in all.
22. The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23. They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
24. They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
18. Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand--three on one side and three on the other.
19. Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand.
20. And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms.
21. One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair--six branches in all.
22. The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23. They made its seven lamps, as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold.
24. They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Exodus 37:10-16
10. They made the table of acacia wood--two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11. Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12. They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13. They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
14. The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
15. The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.
16. And they made from pure gold the articles for the table--its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
11. Then they overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12. They also made around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13. They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were.
14. The rings were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table.
15. The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold.
16. And they made from pure gold the articles for the table--its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Exodus 37:1-9
1. Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood--two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3. He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
4. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6. He made the atonement cover of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7. Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8. He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.
9. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
2. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3. He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
4. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6. He made the atonement cover of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7. Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
8. He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.
9. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Exodus 36:8-38
8. All the skilled men among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim worked into them by a skilled craftsman.
9. All the curtains were the same size--twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.
10. They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.
11. Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
12. They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
13. Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14. They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle--eleven altogether.
15. All eleven curtains were the same size--thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16. They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
17. Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
18. They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.
19. Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of hides of sea cows.
20. They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21. Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,
22. with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23. They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
24. and made forty silver bases to go under them--two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
25. For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames
26. and forty silver bases--two under each frame.
27. They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
28. and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.
29. At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.
30. So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases--two under each frame.
31. They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32. five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
33. They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.
34. They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35. They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim worked into it by a skilled craftsman.
36. They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
37. For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen--the work of an embroiderer;
38. and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
9. All the curtains were the same size--twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.
10. They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five.
11. Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
12. They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other.
13. Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.
14. They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle--eleven altogether.
15. All eleven curtains were the same size--thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.
16. They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set.
17. Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
18. They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.
19. Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of hides of sea cows.
20. They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
21. Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,
22. with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
23. They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle
24. and made forty silver bases to go under them--two bases for each frame, one under each projection.
25. For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames
26. and forty silver bases--two under each frame.
27. They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle,
28. and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end.
29. At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike.
30. So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases--two under each frame.
31. They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
32. five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle.
33. They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames.
34. They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35. They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim worked into it by a skilled craftsman.
36. They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases.
37. For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen--the work of an embroiderer;
38. and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Exodus 36:1-7
1. So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the LORD has commanded."
2. Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work.
3. They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
4. So all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work
5. and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done."
6. Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more,
7. because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.
2. Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work.
3. They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.
4. So all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work
5. and said to Moses, "The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done."
6. Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: "No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary." And so the people were restrained from bringing more,
7. because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Exodus 35:30-35
30. Then Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
31. and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-
32. to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
33. to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship.
34. And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
35. He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers--all of them master craftsmen and designers.
31. and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-
32. to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
33. to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic craftsmanship.
34. And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
35. He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers--all of them master craftsmen and designers.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Exodus 35:4-29
4. Moses said to the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded:
5. From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
6. blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
7. ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows ; acacia wood;
8. olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
9. and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10. "All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:
11. the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
12. the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
13. the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
14. the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
15. the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
16. the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;
17. the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
18. the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
19. the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary--both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests."
20. Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses' presence,
21. and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
22. All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
23. Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or hides of sea cows brought them.
24. Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
25. Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun--blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
26. And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.
27. The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
28. They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
29. All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
5. From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
6. blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;
7. ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows ; acacia wood;
8. olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;
9. and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10. "All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:
11. the tabernacle with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;
12. the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
13. the table with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence;
14. the lampstand that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light;
15. the altar of incense with its poles, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
16. the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basin with its stand;
17. the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
18. the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes;
19. the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary--both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests."
20. Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses' presence,
21. and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
22. All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.
23. Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or hides of sea cows brought them.
24. Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
25. Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun--blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.
26. And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair.
27. The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
28. They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
29. All the Israelite men and women who were willing brought to the LORD freewill offerings for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Exodus 35:1-3
1. Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do:
2. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
3. Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day."
2. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.
3. Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Exodus 34:29-35
29. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.
30. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
31. But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
32. Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
33. When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.
34. But whenever he entered the LORD's presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
35. they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
30. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.
31. But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and he spoke to them.
32. Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
33. When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.
34. But whenever he entered the LORD's presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,
35. they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Exodus 34:1-28
1. The LORD said to Moses, "Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones, and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke.
2. Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
3. No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."
4. So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
5. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.
6. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
7. maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
8. Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
9. "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
10. Then the LORD said: "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you.
11. Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
12. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.
13. Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.
14. Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
15. "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
16. And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
17. "Do not make cast idols.
18. "Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
19. "The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
20. Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. "No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
21. "Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
22. "Celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
23. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
24. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.
25. "Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
26. "Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."
27. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."
28. Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant--the Ten Commandments.
2. Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai. Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain.
3. No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain; not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain."
4. So Moses chiseled out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.
5. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.
6. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
7. maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation."
8. Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.
9. "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
10. Then the LORD said: "I am making a covenant with you. Before all your people I will do wonders never before done in any nation in all the world. The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you.
11. Obey what I command you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
12. Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare among you.
13. Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.
14. Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
15. "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.
16. And when you choose some of their daughters as wives for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will lead your sons to do the same.
17. "Do not make cast idols.
18. "Celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat bread made without yeast, as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in that month you came out of Egypt.
19. "The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
20. Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck. Redeem all your firstborn sons. "No one is to appear before me empty-handed.
21. "Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.
22. "Celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
23. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel.
24. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.
25. "Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.
26. "Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. "Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."
27. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel."
28. Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant--the Ten Commandments.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Exodus 33:12-23
12. Moses said to the LORD, "You have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name and you have found favor with me.'
13. If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people."
14. The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
15. Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
16. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?"
17. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."
18. Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."
19. And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
20. But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."
21. Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
22. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
13. If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people."
14. The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
15. Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.
16. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?"
17. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."
18. Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."
19. And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
20. But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."
21. Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
22. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen."
Friday, January 16, 2009
Exodus 33:7-11
7. Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the "tent of meeting." Anyone inquiring of the LORD would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.
8. And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.
9. As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses.
10. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.
11. The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
8. And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.
9. As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses.
10. Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to his tent.
11. The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Exodus 33:1-6
1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.'
2. I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
3. Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."
4. When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.
5. For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' "
6. So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.
2. I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.
3. Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way."
4. When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments.
5. For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' "
6. So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Exodus 32:25-35
25. Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and so become a laughingstock to their enemies.
26. So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me." And all the Levites rallied to him.
27. Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.' "
28. The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
29. Then Moses said, "You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day."
30. The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
31. So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.
32. But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
33. The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.
34. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
35. And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
26. So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come to me." And all the Levites rallied to him.
27. Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.' "
28. The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died.
29. Then Moses said, "You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day."
30. The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
31. So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.
32. But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
33. The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.
34. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
35. And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Exodus 32:17-24
17. When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, "There is the sound of war in the camp."
18. Moses replied: "It is not the sound of victory, it is not the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear."
19. When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain.
20. And he took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.
21. He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?"
22. "Do not be angry, my lord," Aaron answered. "You know how prone these people are to evil.
23. They said to me, 'Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him.'
24. So I told them, 'Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.' Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"
18. Moses replied: "It is not the sound of victory, it is not the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear."
19. When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces at the foot of the mountain.
20. And he took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.
21. He said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?"
22. "Do not be angry, my lord," Aaron answered. "You know how prone these people are to evil.
23. They said to me, 'Make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him.'
24. So I told them, 'Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.' Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"
Monday, January 12, 2009
Exodus 32:7-16
7. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.
8. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9. "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people.
10. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
11. But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God. "O LORD," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
12. Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people.
13. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.' "
14. Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
15. Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
16. The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
8. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9. "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people.
10. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
11. But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God. "O LORD," he said, "why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
12. Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people.
13. Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.' "
14. Then the LORD relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.
15. Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
16. The tablets were the work of God; the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Exodus 32:1-6
1. When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."
2. Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me."
3. So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron.
4. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."
5. When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD."
6. So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
2. Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me."
3. So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron.
4. He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."
5. When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD."
6. So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings. Afterward they sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Exodus 31:12-18
12. Then the LORD said to Moses,
13. "Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
14. " 'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people.
15. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
16. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.
17. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.' "
18. When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
13. "Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
14. " 'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from his people.
15. For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
16. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.
17. It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he abstained from work and rested.' "
18. When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Exodus 31:1-11
1. Then the LORD said to Moses,
2. "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
3. and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-
4. to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
5. to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
6. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you:
7. the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent-
8. the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
9. the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand-
10. and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
11. and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you."
2. "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,
3. and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts-
4. to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,
5. to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of craftsmanship.
6. Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given skill to all the craftsmen to make everything I have commanded you:
7. the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent-
8. the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense,
9. the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand-
10. and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,
11. and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you."
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Exodus 28:31-43
31. "Make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,
32. with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear.
33. Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
34. The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe.
35. Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
36. "Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal:HOLY TO THE LORD.
37. Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban.
38. It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD.
39. "Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
40. Make tunics, sashes and headbands for Aaron's sons, to give them dignity and honor.
41. After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
42. "Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
43. Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. "This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
32. with an opening for the head in its center. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear.
33. Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
34. The gold bells and the pomegranates are to alternate around the hem of the robe.
35. Aaron must wear it when he ministers. The sound of the bells will be heard when he enters the Holy Place before the LORD and when he comes out, so that he will not die.
36. "Make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal:HOLY TO THE LORD.
37. Fasten a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban; it is to be on the front of the turban.
38. It will be on Aaron's forehead, and he will bear the guilt involved in the sacred gifts the Israelites consecrate, whatever their gifts may be. It will be on Aaron's forehead continually so that they will be acceptable to the LORD.
39. "Weave the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen. The sash is to be the work of an embroiderer.
40. Make tunics, sashes and headbands for Aaron's sons, to give them dignity and honor.
41. After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.
42. "Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.
43. Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. "This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
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