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Repeat this ordination ceremony for Aaron and his sons seven days in a row, just as I have instructed you.

Because of who I am, the tent will become sacred, and Aaron and his sons will become worthy to serve as my priests.

When you ordain Aaron and his sons as my priests, sprinkle them with some of this oil,

the sacred tent with its furnishings, the sacred chest with its place of mercy, the table with all that is on it, the lamp with its equipment, the incense altar, the altar for sacrifices with its equipment, the bronze bowl with its stand, the beautiful priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons, the oil for dedication and ordination services, and the sweet-smelling incense for the holy place.

When God had finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two flat stones on which he had written all of his laws with his own hand.

Moses tried to get the Lord God to change his mind: Our Lord , you used your mighty power to bring these people out of Egypt. Now don't become angry and destroy them.

So even though the Lord had threatened to destroy the people, he changed his mind and let them live.

Moses went back down the mountain with the two flat stones on which God had written all of his laws with his own hand, and he had used both sides of the stones.

The men of the Levi tribe followed his orders, and that day they killed about three thousand men.

Moses said to them, "You obeyed the Lord and did what was right, and so you will serve as his priests for the people of Israel. It was hard for you to kill your own sons and brothers, but the Lord has blessed you and made you his priests today."

Then they would bow down because a thick cloud would come down in front of the tent, and the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, just like a friend. Afterwards, Moses would return to camp, but his young assistant Joshua would stay at the tent.

The Lord God came down in a cloud and stood beside Moses there on the mountain. God spoke his holy name, "the Lord ."

The Lord told Moses to put these laws in writing, as part of his agreement with Israel.

Moses stayed on the mountain with the Lord for forty days and nights, without eating or drinking. And he wrote down the Ten Commandments, the most important part of God's agreement with his people.

Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the Ten Commandments. His face was shining brightly because the Lord had been speaking to him. But Moses did not know at first that his face was shining.

When Aaron and the others looked at Moses, they saw that his face was shining, and they were afraid to go near him.

The face of Moses kept shining, and after he had spoken with the people, he covered his face with a veil.

They could see that his face was still shining. So after he had spoken with them, he would put the veil back on and leave it on until the next time he went to speak with the Lord .

and the finely woven priestly clothes for Aaron and his sons.

Not only has the Lord filled him with his Spirit, but he has given him wisdom and made him a skilled craftsman who can create objects of art with gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood.