Exodus 40:1-15

The Setting Up of the Tabernacle

40¹ And the Lord said to Moses, ² On the first day of the first month you are to put up the House of the Tent of meeting. ³ And inside it put the ark of the law, hanging the veil before it. ⁴ And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning. ⁵ And put the gold altar for burning perfumes in front of the ark of the law, hanging the curtain over the doorway of the House. ⁶ And put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting. ⁷ And let the washing-vessel, with water in it, be put between the Tent of meeting and the altar. ⁸ And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway. ⁹ And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy: ¹⁰ And put oil on the altar of burned offering, and make it and all its vessels holy; this altar is to be most holy. ¹¹ And put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy. ¹² Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water, ¹³ You are to put on Aaron the holy robes; and you are to put oil on him, and make him holy, so that he may be my priest. ¹⁴ And take his sons with him and put coats on them; ¹⁵ And put oil on them as you did on their father, so that they may be my priests: the putting on of oil will make them priests for ever, from generation to generation.