9. Burn only the proper incense on the altar and never use it for grain sacrifices or animal sacrifices or drink offerings.
10. Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing on its four corners the blood of an animal sacrificed for sin, and this practice must always be followed. The altar is sacred because it is dedicated to me.
11. The Lord said to Moses:
12. Find out how many grown men there are in Israel and require each of them to pay me to keep him safe from danger while you are counting them.
16. This money is to be used for the upkeep of the sacred tent, and because of it, I will never forget my people.
17. The Lord said to Moses:
22. The Lord said to Moses:
26. for dedicating the tent and chest,
27. the table with its equipment, the lampstand with its equipment, the incense altar with all its utensils,
28. the altar for sacrifices, and the large bowl with its stand.
29. By dedicating them in this way, you will make them so holy that anyone who even touches them will become holy.
30. When you ordain Aaron and his sons as my priests, sprinkle them with some of this oil,
31. and say to the people of Israel: “This oil must always be used in the ordination service of a priest. It is holy because it is dedicated to the Lord.
32. So treat it as holy! Don't ever use it for everyday purposes or mix any for yourselves.
33. If you do, you will no longer belong to the Lord's people.”