10. Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy.
11. Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them.
12. “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
13. Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.
14. Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics.
15. Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”
16. Moses proceeded to do everything just as the lord had commanded him.
17. So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
18. Moses erected the Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts.
19. Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the lord had commanded him.
20. He took the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant and placed them inside the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of it.