“Then your servant my father said to us, ‘You know that my wife gave me two sons.

The Israelites, however, were fruitful, increased greatly, multiplied, and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.

Pharaoh was thinking, “The people of the land are now many, and you are giving them rest from their labor.”

You go get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’”

And Moses and Aaron did so; they did just as the Lord commanded them.

A mixed multitude also went up with them, and flocks and herds – a very large number of cattle.

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

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 make its plates, its ladles, its pitchers, and its bowls, to be used in pouring out offerings; you are to make them of pure gold.

“You are to make curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you are to make eleven curtains.

You are to make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and you are to overlay them with bronze.

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

So you are to sanctify them, and they will be most holy; anything that touches them will be holy.

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

He made curtains of goats’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle; he made eleven curtains.

He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,

He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.

“You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

You can present them to the Lord as an offering of first fruit, but they must not go up to the altar for a soothing aroma.

This is the allotment of Aaron and the allotment of his sons from the Lord’s gifts on the day Moses presented them to serve as priests to the Lord.