Exodus 29:4

29:4 “You are to present ¹  Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the tent of meeting. You are to wash ²  them with water

Exodus 30:30

30:30 “You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and ³  sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests.

Exodus 31:11

31:11 the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you.”

Exodus 34:13

34:13 Rather you must destroy their altars, smash their images, and cut down their Asherah poles. ⁴ 

Exodus 35:12

35:12 the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

Exodus 35:17

35:17 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and its bases, and the curtain for the gateway to the courtyard;

Exodus 35:28

35:28 and spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Exodus 36:38

36:38 and its five posts and their hooks. He overlaid their tops ⁵  and their bands with gold, but their five bases were bronze. ⁶ 

¹ tn Here too the verb is Hiphil (now imperfect) meaning “bring near” the altar. The choice of this verb indicates that they were not merely being brought near, but that they were being formally presented to Yahweh as the offerings were.

² sn This is the washing referred to in Lev 8:6. This is a complete washing, not just of the hands and feet that would follow in the course of service. It had to serve as a symbolic ritual cleansing or purifying as the initial stage in the consecration. The imagery of washing will be used in the NT for regeneration (Titus 3:5).

³ tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive follows the imperfect of instruction; it may be equal to the instruction, but more likely shows the purpose or result of the act.

⁵ tn Or “images of Asherah”; ASV, NASB “their Asherim”; NCV “their Asherah idols.”

⁷ tn The word is “their heads”; technically it would be “their capitals” (so ASV, NAB, NRSV). The bands were bands of metal surrounding these capitals just beneath them. These are not mentioned in Exod 26:37, and it sounds like the posts are to be covered with gold. But the gradation of metals is what is intended: the posts at the entrance to the Most Holy Place are all of gold; the posts at the entrance to the tent are overlaid with gold at the top; and the posts at the entrance to the courtyard are overlaid with silver at the top (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 387, citing Dillmann without reference).

⁸ sn For a good summary of the differences between the instruction section and the completion section, and the reasons for the changes and the omissions, see B. Jacob, Exodus, 1022-23.