6. Position the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
7. Place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
8. Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.
9. “Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy.
10. Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar so that it will be especially holy.
11. Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate it.
12. “Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
13. Clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve Me as a priest.
14. Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics.
15. Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”
16. Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
17. The tabernacle was set up in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month.
18. Moses set up the tabernacle: he laid its bases, positioned its planks, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.
19. Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.