7. Put the large bronze bowl between the tent and the altar and fill the bowl with water.
8. Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance.
9. Use the sacred olive oil to dedicate the tent and everything in it to me.
10. Do the same thing with the altar for offering sacrifices and its equipment
11. and with the bowl and its stand.
12. Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent and make them wash themselves.
13. Dress Aaron in the priestly clothes, then use the sacred olive oil to ordain him and dedicate him to me as my priest.
14. Put the priestly robes on Aaron's sons
15. and ordain them in the same way, so they and their descendants will always be my priests.
16. Moses followed the Lord's instructions.
17. And on the first day of the first month of the second year, the sacred tent was set up.
18. The posts, stands, and framework were put in place,
19. then the two layers of coverings were hung over them.
20. The stones with the Ten Commandments written on them were stored in the sacred chest, the place of mercy was put on top of it, and the carrying poles were attached.
21. The chest was brought into the tent and set behind the curtain in the most holy place. These things were done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.
22. The table for the sacred bread was put along the north wall of the holy place,
23. after which the bread was set on the table.
24. The lampstand was put along the south wall,