Exodus 40:2-17

Complete Jewish Bible

² “On the first day of the first month, you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. ³ Put in it the ark for the testimony, and conceal the ark with the curtain. ⁴ Bring in the table, and arrange its display. Bring in the menorah, and light its lamps. ⁵ Set the gold altar for incense in front of the ark for the testimony, and set up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle. ⁶ Place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. ⁷ Set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. ⁸ Set up the courtyard all the way around, and hang up the screen for the entrance to the courtyard.

⁹ “Take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it — consecrate it with all its furnishings; then it will be holy. ¹⁰ Anoint the altar for burnt offerings with all its utensils — consecrate the altar; then the altar will be especially holy. ¹¹ Anoint the basin and its base, and consecrate it.

¹² “Then bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. ¹³ Put the holy garments on Aharon, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen. ¹⁴ Bring his sons, put tunics on them, ¹⁵ and anoint them as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me in the office of cohen. Their anointing will signify that the office of cohen is theirs through all their generations.”

¹⁶ Moshe did this — he acted in accordance with everything Adonai had ordered him to do.

(LY: vi) ¹⁷ On the first day of the first month of the second year, the tabernacle was set up.