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And the women who knew how to make cloth from goat hair were glad to do so.

and he gave them the money that the people of Israel had donated for building the place of worship. In fact, so much money was being given each morning,

So Moses sent word for the people to stop giving, and they did.

with two wooden pegs near the bottom. Then two silver stands were placed under each frame with sockets for the pegs, so they could be joined together. Twenty of these frames were used along the south side and twenty more along the north.

and put them through the rings, so the chest could be carried by the poles.

Then these were attached to the shoulder straps of the vest, so the Lord would never forget his people. Everything was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses.

with an opening in the center for the head. The material around the collar was bound so as to keep it from raveling.

So the people of Israel finished making everything the Lord had told Moses to make.

and ordain them in the same way, so they and their descendants will always be my priests.

And so, Moses could not enter the tent.

Wash the bull's insides and hind legs, so the priests can lay them on the altar with the head, the fat, and the rest of the animal. A priest will then send all of it up in smoke with a smell that pleases me.

Yeast and honey must never be burned on the altar, so don't ever mix either of these in a grain sacrifice.

Salt is offered when you make an agreement with me, so sprinkle salt on these sacrifices.

So you and your descendants must never eat any fat or any blood, not even in the privacy of your own homes. This law will never change.

The Lord said: When the high priest sins, he makes everyone else guilty too. And so, he must sacrifice a young bull that has nothing wrong with it.

This is a sacrifice for sin. So he will lay his hand on the animal's head, before having it killed in my presence at the north side of the bronze altar.

After this, the priest will remove all of the fat, just as he does when an animal is sacrificed to ask my blessing. The priest will then send the fat up in smoke with a smell that pleases me. This animal is sacrificed so that I will forgive you ordinary people when you sin.

If you are so poor that you cannot afford doves or pigeons, you may bring two pounds of your finest flour. This is a sacrifice to ask my forgiveness, so don't sprinkle olive oil or sweet-smelling incense on it.

The fire must never go out, so put wood on it each morning. After this, you are to lay an animal on the altar next to the fat that you sacrifice to ask my blessing. Then send it all up in smoke to me.

Finally, Moses sprinkled the priestly clothes of Aaron and his sons with some of the oil for ordination and with some of the blood from the altar. So Aaron and his sons, together with their priestly clothes, were dedicated to the Lord .