Study Desk

a bell and a pomegranate alternating all around the lower hem of the robe to be worn for ministry. They made it just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

They made the tunics of fine woven linen for Aaron and his sons.

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

the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of fine leather; the curtain for the screen;

the pure gold lampstand, with its lamps arranged and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light;

the gold altar; the anointing oil; the fragrant incense; the screen for the entrance to the tent;

the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;

and the specially woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests.

Place the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony. Put up the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle.

Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations.”

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the curtain for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded him.

He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

Next Moses set up the surrounding courtyard for the tabernacle and the altar and hung a screen for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.

He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats, he is to present an unblemished male.

He will remove its digestive tract, cutting off the tail feathers, and throw it on the east side of the altar at the place for ashes.

“No grain offering that you present to the Lord is to be made with yeast, for you are not to burn any yeast or honey as a fire offering to the Lord.

“If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you are to present fresh heads of grain, crushed kernels, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits.