16. Collect this money from the people of Israel and spend it for the upkeep of the Tent of my presence. This tax will be the payment for their lives, and I will remember to protect them.”
17. The Lord said to Moses,
18. “Make a bronze basin with a bronze base. Place it between the Tent and the altar, and put water in it.
19. Aaron and his sons are to use the water to wash their hands and feet
20. before they go into the Tent or approach the altar to offer the food offering. Then they will not be killed.
21. They must wash their hands and feet, so that they will not die. This is a rule which they and their descendants are to observe for ever.”
22. The Lord said to Moses,
23. “Take the finest spices — six kilogrammes of liquid myrrh, three kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cinnamon, three kilogrammes of sweet-smelling cane,