International Children’s Bible

Exodus 40:13-23 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

13. Then put the holy clothes on Aaron. Pour the special oil on him, and give him for service to God. Then he may serve me as a priest.

14. Bring Aaron’s sons and put the inner robes on them.

15. Pour the special oil on them to make them priests. Do this the same way that you appointed their father as priest. Then they may also serve me as priests. Pouring oil on them will make them a family of priests. They and their descendants will be priests from now on.”

16. Moses did everything that the Lord commanded him.

17. So the Holy Tent was set up. It was the first day of the first month during the second year after they left Egypt.

18. When Moses set up the Holy Tent, he put the bases in place. Then he put the frames on the bases. Next he put the crossbars through the rings of the frames and set up the posts.

19. After that, Moses spread the cloth over the Holy Tent. Then he put the covering over the Tent. He did these things just as the Lord commanded.

20. Moses put the flat stones into the Ark of the Covenant. These had God’s law written on them. Moses put the poles through the rings of the Ark of the Covenant. Then he put the lid on it.

21. Next Moses brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Tent. He hung the curtain to cover the Ark of the Covenant. Moses did these things just as the Lord commanded him.

22. Moses put the table in the Meeting Tent. He put it on the north side of the Holy Tent in front of the curtain.

23. Then he put the bread on the table before the Lord. He did this just as the Lord commanded him.