In the tent of meeting, outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law, Aaron and his sons are to keep the lamps burning before the Lord from evening till morning. This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for the generations to come.

Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. “This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

“Bring the bull to the front of the tent of meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

Slaughter it in the Lord’s presence at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

The son who succeeds him as priest and comes to the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place is to wear them seven days.

At the entrance to the tent of meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.

“For the generations to come this burnt offering is to be made regularly at the entrance to the tent of meeting, before the Lord. There I will meet you and speak to you;

“So I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.

Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

“Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord,

Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law,

Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—

The Tent of Meeting

Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.” Anyone inquiring of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp.

and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.

The Basin for Washing

They made the bronze basin and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils,

Moses Inspects the Tabernacle

So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.

the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

“Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.

“Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.

“Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.