Exodus 40:1–16

Completion of the Tabernacle

40And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, ²“On the first day of the month, you will set up the tabernacle of the tent of assembly. ³And you will put there the ark of the testimony, and you will cover over the ark with the curtain.^{a 4}And you will bring the table, and you will arrange its setting, and you will bring the lampstand, and you will set up its lamps. ⁵And you will put the gold altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and you will set up the entrance screen for the tabernacle. ⁶And you will put the altar of the burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of assembly. ⁷And you will put the basin between the tent of assembly and the altar, and you will put water in it.^{b 8}And you will set up the courtyard all around, and you will put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard.

⁹“And you will take the anointing oil, and you will anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and you will consecrate all of its equipment,^c and it will be holy. ¹⁰And you will anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all of its equipment,^d and you will consecrate the altar, and the altar will be a most holy thing.^{e 11}And you will anoint the basin and its stand, and you will consecrate it. ¹²And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of assembly, and you will wash them with the water. ¹³And you will clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and you will anoint him, and you will consecrate him, and he will serve as a priest for me. ¹⁴And you will bring his sons, and you will clothe them with tunics. ¹⁵And you will anoint them as you anointed their father, and they will serve as priests for me. And their anointing will be for them to be a lasting priesthood^f throughout their generations.” ¹⁶And Moses did according to all that Yahweh had commanded him; so he did.