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11 You must also anoint the large basin and its pedestal, and you are to sanctify it.[a]

12 “You are to bring[b] Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him so that he may minister as my priest.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 40:11 sn U. Cassuto (Exodus, 480) notes that the items inside the tent did not need to be enumerated since they were already holy, but items in the courtyard needed special attention. People needed to know that items outside the tent were just as holy.
  2. Exodus 40:12 tn The verb is “bring near,” or “present,” to Yahweh.