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Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.

Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.

He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.

He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.

He made a similar set of curtains for the north side—150 feet of curtains held up by twenty posts set securely in bronze bases. He hung the curtains with silver hooks and rings.

He made the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard of finely woven linen, and he decorated it with beautiful embroidery in blue, purple, and scarlet thread. It was 30 feet long, and its height was 7 1⁄2 feet, just like the curtains of the courtyard walls.

The hundred bases for the frames of the sanctuary walls and for the posts supporting the inner curtain required 7,500 pounds of silver, about 75 pounds for each base.

which was used for casting the bases for the posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle, and for the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all the altar utensils.

Bronze was also used to make the bases for the posts that supported the curtains around the courtyard, the bases for the curtain at the entrance of the courtyard, and all the tent pegs for the Tabernacle and the courtyard.

The craftsmen made beautiful sacred garments of blue, purple, and scarlet cloth—clothing for Aaron to wear while ministering in the Holy Place, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

with an opening for Aaron's head in the middle of it. The opening was reinforced with a woven collar so it would not tear.

They made tunics for Aaron and his sons from fine linen cloth.

the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;

the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;

the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;

the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place—the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.

Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.

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."

"No matter how a grain offering for the Lord has been prepared, bring it to the priest, who will present it at the altar.

"You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."