Exodus 40:1–16

The Tabernacle Erected

40The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²“On the ^hfirst day of the first month you shall ⁱerect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. ³And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall ^jscreen the ark with the veil. ⁴And ^kyou shall bring in the table and arrange it, and ^lyou shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. ^5mAnd you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. ⁶ⁿYou shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, ^7oand place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. ⁸And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.

⁹“Then you shall take the ^panointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. ¹⁰You shall also anoint ^qthe altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, ^rso that the altar may become most holy. ¹¹You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. ^12sThen you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water ¹³and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest. ¹⁴You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them, ^15tand anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a ^uperpetual priesthood throughout their generations.”

¹⁶This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.