1 A nd Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 O n the first day of the first month shalt thou rear 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 thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.

You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.

4 A nd thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps.

5 A nd thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

6 A nd thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

Then you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

7 A nd thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

And you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

8 A nd thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.

9 A nd thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it shall be holy.

“And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.

10 A nd thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.

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

11 A nd thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it.

12 A nd thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

“Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water.

13 A nd thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

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

14 A nd thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them;

And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.

15 a nd thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

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

16 T hus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

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

17 A nd it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.

And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.

18 A nd Moses reared up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its pillars.

So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.

19 A nd he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

20 A nd he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

21 a nd he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 A nd he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil;

23 A nd he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

and he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 A nd he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle;

25 A nd he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

and he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

26 A nd he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:

He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil;

27 a nd he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

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

28 A nd he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle.

29 A nd he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 A nd he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.

He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing;

31 A nd Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;

and Moses, Aaron, and his sons would wash their hands and their feet with water from it.

32 w hen they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33 A nd he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. The Cloud and the Glory

34 T hen the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

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

35 A nd Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

36 A nd when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:

Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys.

37 b ut if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up.

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

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