New International Reader's Version

Exodus 40:9-19 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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."

16. Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.

17. So the holy tent was set up. It was the first day of the first month in the second year.

18. Moses set up the holy tent. He put the bases in place. He put the frames in them. He put in the crossbars. He set up the posts.

19. He spread the holy tent over the frames. Then he put the coverings over the tent. Moses did it as the Lord had commanded him.