14. Each man who is registered, 20 years old or more, must give this contribution to the Lord.
15. The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the Lord to atone for your lives.
16. Take the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the Lord to atone for your lives.”
17. The Lord spoke to Moses:
18. “Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
19. Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet from the basin.
20. Whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister by burning up an offering to the Lord, they must wash with water so that they will not die.
21. They must wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this is to be a permanent statute for them, for Aaron and his descendants throughout their generations.”
22. The Lord spoke to Moses:
23. “Take for yourself the finest spices: 12 1/2 pounds of liquid myrrh, half as much (6 1/4 pounds ) of fragrant cinnamon, 6 1/4 pounds of fragrant cane,
24. 12 1/2 pounds of cassia (by the sanctuary shekel), and one gallon of olive oil.
25. Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.
26. “With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,
27. the table with all its utensils, the lampstand with its utensils, the altar of incense,
28. the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.
29. Consecrate them and they will be especially holy. Whatever touches them will be consecrated.
30. Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.