and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

You are to put it under the ledge of the altar below, so that the network will come halfway up the altar.

The pattern is to be a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe.

He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

Whenever they entered the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached the altar, they would wash, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

The glory of the Lord resided on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud.

Aaron is to make atonement on its horns once in the year with some of the blood of the sin offering for atonement; once in the year he is to make atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand – when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

So Aaron said to them, “Break off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”

Moses saw that the people were running wild, for Aaron had let them get completely out of control, causing derision from their enemies.

Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

You are to make a surrounding frame for it about three inches broad, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold for its frame.

But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the community came back to him, and Moses spoke to them.

So Moses stood at the entrance of the camp and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me.” All the Levites gathered around him,

They made shoulder pieces for it, attached to two of its corners, so it could be joined together.

opened it, and saw the child – a boy, crying! – and she felt compassion for him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord who had sent him and all the signs that he had commanded him.