1. The Lord said to Moses,
2. "Speak to Aaron. Say to him, 'Set up the seven lamps. They will give light to the area that is in front of the lampstand.' "
3. So Aaron did it. He set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand. He did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
4. The lampstand was made out of hammered gold. From its base to its blooms it was made out of hammered gold. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the Lord had shown Moses.
5. The Lord spoke to Moses. He said,
6. "Take the Levites from among the other men of Israel. Make them 'clean' in the usual way.