Exodus 40:11-21

11 Anoint the basin and its base, and consecrate it.
12 "Then bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
13 Put the holy garments on Aharon, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen.
14 Bring his sons, put tunics on them,
15 and anoint them as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me in the office of cohen. Their anointing will signify that the office of cohen is theirs through all their generations."
16 Moshe did this - he acted in accordance with everything ADONAI had ordered him to do.
17 On the first day of the first month of the second year, the tabernacle was set up.
18 Moshe erected the tabernacle, put its sockets in place, put up its planks, put in its crossbars and set up its posts.
19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above it, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
20 He took and put the testimony inside the ark, put the poles on the ark, and set the ark-cover above, on the ark.
21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, set up the curtain as a screen and concealed the ark for the testimony, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Exodus 40:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

\\INTRODUCTION OF EXODUS 40\\

This chapter contains the order for setting up the tabernacle, and
placing the furniture of it where it was the will of God it should be
put, Ex 40:1-8 and for the anointing it, and all its vessels, and
also Aaron and his sons, Ex 40:9-16 all which were accordingly
done, the tabernacle was reared up, and everything was put in its
proper place, Ex 40:16-33 upon which a cloud covered the tent, and
the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, so that Moses could not
enter; which cloud afterwards was a direction in their journeys, by
night and by day, Ex 40:34-38.

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