1. Then the Lord said to Moses,
2. "Set up the holy tent, the Tent of Meeting. Set it up on the first day of the first month.
3. "Place in it the ark where the tablets of the covenant are kept. Screen the ark with the curtain.
4. Bring in the table for the holy bread. Arrange the loaves of bread on it. Then bring in the lampstand. Set up its lamps.
5. Place the gold altar for burning incense in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant are kept. Put up the curtain at the entrance to the holy tent.
6. "Place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the holy tent, the Tent of Meeting.
7. Place the large bowl between the Tent of Meeting and the altar. Put water in the bowl.
8. "Set up the courtyard around the holy tent. Put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
9. "Get the anointing oil. Anoint the holy tent and everything that is in it. Set apart the holy tent and everything that belongs to it. Then it will be holy.
10. Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all of its tools. Set the altar apart. Then it will be a very holy place.
11. Anoint the large bowl and its stand. Set them apart.
12. "Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Wash them with water.
13. Dress Aaron in the sacred clothes. Anoint him and set him apart. Then he will be able to serve me as priest.
14. "Bring his sons and dress them in their inner robes.
15. Anoint them just as you anointed their father. Then they will be able to serve me as priests. They will be anointed to do the work of priests. That work will last for all time to come."