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one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid.

He made the projections at the top of the four corners, so that they formed one piece with the altar. He covered it all with bronze.

He made a bronze grating and put it under the rim of the altar, so that it reached halfway up the altar.

They made two shoulder straps for the ephod and attached them to its sides, so that it could be fastened.

The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rested above the belt and did not come loose.

Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

Dress Aaron in the priestly garments, anoint him, and in this way consecrate him, so that he can serve me as priest.

Then anoint them, just as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me as priests. This anointing will make them priests for all time to come."

So on the first day of the first month of the second year after they left Egypt, the Tent of the Lord 's presence was set up.

Moses set up the enclosure around the Tent and the altar and hung the curtain at the entrance of the enclosure. So he finished all the work.

If you are offering one of your cattle as a burnt offering, you must bring a bull without any defects. You must present it at the entrance of the Tent of the Lord 's presence so that the Lord will accept you.

If it is the High Priest who sins and so brings guilt on the people, he shall present a young bull without any defects and sacrifice it to the Lord for his sin.

So Aaron and his sons did everything that the Lord had commanded through Moses.

Moses said, "The Lord has commanded you to do all this, so that the dazzling light of his presence can appear to you."

So they came and took hold of the clothing on the corpses and carried them outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded.

Do not leave the entrance of the Tent or you will die, because you have been consecrated by the anointing oil of the Lord ." So they did as Moses said.

I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. You must be holy, because I am holy.

The Lord told Moses to warn the people of Israel about their uncleanness, so that they would not defile the Tent of his presence, which was in the middle of the camp. If they did, they would be killed.

There in the Lord 's presence he shall put the incense on the fire, and the smoke of the incense will hide the lid of the Covenant Box so that he will not see it and die.