1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 O n the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

“ On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

3 A nd you shall put in it the ark of the Testimony and screen the ark with the veil.

You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

4 Y ou shall bring in the table and set in order the things that are to be upon it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up and light its lamps.

You shall bring in the table and arrange what belongs on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and mount its lamps.

5 Y ou shall set the golden altar for the incense before the ark of the Testimony and put the hanging or screen at the tabernacle door.

Moreover, you shall set the gold altar of incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the veil for the doorway to the tabernacle.

6 Y ou shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

You shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

7 A nd you shall set the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it.

You shall set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.

8 A nd you shall set up the court round about and hang up the hanging or screen at the court gate.

You shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway of the court.

9 Y ou shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furniture, and it shall be holy.

Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.

10 Y ou shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; and consecrate (set apart for God) the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

11 A nd you shall anoint the laver and its base and consecrate it.

You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and consecrate it.

12 Y ou shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.

13 Y ou shall put on Aaron the holy garments, and anoint and consecrate him, so he may serve Me as priest.

You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me.

14 A nd you shall bring his sons and put long and sleeved tunics on them,

You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them;

15 A nd you shall anoint them as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

and you shall anoint them even as you have anointed their father, that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing will qualify them for a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.”

16 T hus did Moses; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.

Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.

17 A nd on the first day of the first month in the second year the tabernacle was erected.

Now in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

18 M oses set up the tabernacle, laid its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and erected its pillars.

Moses erected the tabernacle and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and inserted its bars and erected its pillars.

19 s pread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded him.

He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

20 H e took the Testimony and put it into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

21 b rought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen and screened the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord had commanded him.

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up a veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 M oses put the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the veil;

Then he put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

23 H e set the bread in order on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded him.

He set the arrangement of bread in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 A nd he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.

Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.

25 M oses set up and lighted the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.

He lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

26 H e put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

Then he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;

27 H e burned sweet incense upon it, as the Lord commanded him.

and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

28 A nd he set up the hanging or screen at the door of the tabernacle.

Then he set up the veil for the doorway of the tabernacle.

29 p ut the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting and offered on it the burnt offering and the cereal offering, as the Lord commanded him.

He set the altar of burnt offering before the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 A nd Moses set the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

He placed the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

31 A nd Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

From it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

32 W hen they went into the Tent of Meeting or came near the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.

When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33 A nd he erected the court round about the tabernacle and the altar and set up the hanging or screen at the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

He erected the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the veil for the gateway of the court. Thus Moses finished the work. The Glory of the Lord

34 T hen the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle!

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

35 A nd Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

36 I n all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites went onward;

Throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;

37 B ut if the cloud was not taken up, they did not journey on till the day that it was taken up.

but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up.

38 F or throughout all their journeys the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

For throughout all their journeys, the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.