Aaron

8Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

Then a people called the Amalekites came. They fought against Israel at Rephidim.

9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Moses said to Joshua, "Pick out some men for us. Go and fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill. I will hold the walking stick God gave me."

10So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

Joshua did what Moses told him. He fought against the Amalekites. Moses, Aaron, and Hur climbed to the top of the hill.

11And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

When Moses held his hands up, Israel was winning. When he let his hands down, the Amalekites were winning.

12But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

But Moses' arms grew tired and heavy. So they took a stone and put it under him. He sat down on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side. His hands stayed steady until the sun went down.

13And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.

So Joshua beat the Amalekites and their army. His men fought them with swords.

1And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me. Bring Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu with you. Bring seventy of Israel's leaders too. All of you must worship from far away."

2And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

"Only Moses may come close to me. The others must stay back. The people must not come up the mountain at all."

3And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.

Moses came and told the people everything the LORD had said. He told them all of God's rules. All the people answered together, "We will do everything the LORD said."

4And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up. He built an altar at the bottom of the mountain. An altar is a stone table for giving gifts to God. He also set up twelve stone posts, one for each family group of Israel.

5And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.

He sent some young men of Israel to bring gifts to God. They burned whole animals as gifts to the LORD. They also gave young bulls as peace offerings, gifts that are shared as a meal.

6And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

Moses took half of the blood and poured it into bowls. He splashed the other half on the altar.

7And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.

Then he took the book of the agreement and read it out loud to the people. They said, "We will do all that the LORD said. We will obey."

8And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people. He said, "This is the blood of the agreement. The LORD has made this agreement with you, and these are its words."

9Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

Then Moses went up the mountain. Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu went with him. Seventy of Israel's leaders went too.

10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.

They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a floor of blue stone. It was as clear and bright as the sky itself.

11And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

God did not raise his hand against these leaders of Israel. They saw God, and they ate and drank.

1And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

God said to Moses, "Bring your brother Aaron to me from among the people of Israel. Bring his sons too. They are Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. They will serve me as priests, the men who work for me at my tent."

2And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

"Make special clothes for your brother Aaron. They will look grand and beautiful."

3And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

"Talk to all the skilled workers. I have given them wisdom to do this work. Tell them to make Aaron's clothes. Wearing them will set him apart to serve me as priest."

4And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

"Here are the clothes they must make. A chest piece. A vest called an ephod. A robe. A woven shirt. A turban, which is cloth wrapped around the head. And a sash for the waist. They will make these special clothes for Aaron and his sons."

5And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

"They will use gold thread, blue, purple, and red yarn, and fine linen cloth."

6And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

"They will make the ephod, the vest, out of fine linen. They will weave in gold thread and blue, purple, and red yarn. It must be skilled work."

7It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together.

"The vest will have two shoulder pieces. They fasten at the two corners to hold it together."

8And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

"The woven belt on the vest must be made the same way. Use gold thread, blue, purple, and red yarn, and fine linen."

9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:

"Take two onyx stones. Onyx is a smooth, dark gemstone. Carve the names of Israel's sons on them."

10Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

"Put six names on one stone. Put the other six on the second stone. List them in the order the sons were born."

11With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

"Carve the names the way a jeweler carves a seal. Then set both stones in gold frames."

12And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.

"Fasten the two stones on the shoulder pieces of the vest. They will help everyone remember the people of Israel. Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders before the LORD."

13And thou shalt make ouches of gold;

"Make frames of gold to hold the stones."

14And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

"Also make two chains of pure gold, braided like rope. Attach these chains to the gold frames."

1And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

God said: This is how you set Aaron and his sons apart to serve me as priests. Priests are the men who lead worship. Take one young bull and two rams. They must have nothing wrong with them.

2And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

Also bring bread made without yeast. Make flat cakes mixed with oil and thin wafers brushed with oil. Use fine wheat flour for all of them.

3And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.

Put the bread in one basket. Bring the basket, the bull, and the two rams.

4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.

Bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent where God meets his people. Wash them with water.

5And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

Take the special clothes. Put the coat on Aaron, then the robe, then the ephod, then the chest piece. The ephod is a vest, worn like an apron. Tie its woven belt around him.

6And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

Put the turban on his head. Attach the holy gold band to the turban.

7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

Then take the special oil. Pour it on his head to set him apart for God.

8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

Bring his sons too. Put their coats on them.

9And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Tie sashes around Aaron and his sons. Put headbands on them. Leading worship will be their job for always. This is how you make them priests.

1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

Moses was taking a long time up on the mountain. The people came to Aaron, the brother of Moses. They said, "Get up and make us gods to walk ahead of us. Moses brought us out of Egypt, but we do not know where he is."

2And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings your wives, your sons, and your daughters are wearing. Bring them to me."

3And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

So all the people took off their gold earrings. They brought them to Aaron.

4And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Aaron took the gold from them. He melted it and shaped it with a tool into a young cow. The people said, "Israel, these are your gods! They brought you out of Egypt."

5And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.

Aaron saw this. So he built an altar in front of the calf. An altar is a stone table for giving gifts to God. Then Aaron told everyone, "Tomorrow we will have a feast for the LORD."

6And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

The next morning the people got up early. They gave burnt gifts and friendship gifts on the altar. Then they sat down to eat and drink. After that they got up and had a wild party.

15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.

Moses turned and walked down the mountain. He carried the two stone tablets with God's words on them. Both sides of the stones had writing on them.

16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

God himself had made the stones. God himself had cut the writing into them.

17And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.

Joshua heard the people shouting far below. He said to Moses, "That sounds like fighting down in the camp."

18And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.

Moses said, "It is not the shout of winners. It is not the cry of people who lost. What I hear is singing."

19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

Moses came close to the camp. He saw the calf and the dancing. He got very angry. He threw the stone tablets down and broke them at the foot of the mountain.

20And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire. He ground it into powder. He mixed the powder in water and made the people of Israel drink it.

21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you? You led them into such a big sin."

22And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

Aaron said, "Please do not be angry with me, my lord. You know these people. They want to do wrong.

23For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

"They said to me, 'Make us gods to walk ahead of us. Moses brought us out of Egypt, but we do not know where he is.'

24And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

"So I said, 'Anyone with gold, take it off.' They gave the gold to me. I threw it in the fire, and out came this calf."

12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

"Bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent. Wash them with water."

13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

"Put the holy clothes on Aaron. Pour oil on him and set him apart. Then he can serve me as a priest, a man who works for God in the tent."

14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

"Bring Aaron's sons too. Dress them in their long shirts."

15And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

"Pour oil on them, just as you did for their father. Then they can serve me as priests. Their family will be priests for all time."

16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

Moses did all of this. He did everything just as the LORD told him.

1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses. He said:

2Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

"Bring Aaron and his sons to me. Bring their special clothes and the oil for pouring on them. Bring a young bull and two rams. Bring a basket of flat bread made without yeast."

3And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

"Then gather all the people at the door of the tent where God meets with them."

4And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Moses did what the LORD told him. All the people gathered at the door of the tent.

5And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done.

Moses said to the people, "This is what the LORD told us to do."

6And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.

Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward. He washed them with water.

7And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.

He put the long coat on Aaron and tied the sash around him. Then he put the robe on him. Over that he put the ephod, a special vest for a priest. He tied its woven belt around Aaron to hold it in place.

8And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

Then he put the breastpiece on Aaron's chest. Inside the breastpiece he placed the Urim and the Thummim.

9And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

He put the turban on Aaron's head. On the front of it he set the gold plate, the holy crown. He did this just as the LORD had told him.

10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

Moses took the special oil. He poured it on the tent and on everything inside it. This set them apart for God.

11And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.

He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times. The altar was the table where gifts were burned for God. He put oil on the altar and all its tools. He also put oil on the big washing bowl and its stand. This set them all apart for God.

12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.

He poured some of the oil on Aaron's head. This set Aaron apart for God's work.

13And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Then Moses brought Aaron's sons forward. He put long coats on them and tied sashes around them. He tied caps on their heads, just as the LORD had told him.