1 A nd Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 O n the day of the first month, on the first of the month, shalt thou 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 thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.

And you shall put in it the ark of the Testimony and screen the ark with the veil.

4 A nd thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it. And thou shalt bring in the candlestick and light its lamps.

You 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.

5 A nd thou shalt set the golden altar for the incense before the ark of the testimony; and hang up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.

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

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

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 in it.

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

8 A nd thou shalt fix the court round about, and hang up the curtain at the gate of the court.

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

9 A nd thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shalt hallow it, and all its utensils; and it shall be holy.

You 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.

10 A nd thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its utensils; and thou shalt hallow the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

You 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.

11 A nd thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, and hallow it.

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

12 A nd thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.

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

13 A nd thou shalt clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and anoint him, and hallow him, that he may serve me as priest.

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

14 A nd thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.

And you shall bring his sons and put long and sleeved tunics on them,

15 A nd thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall be to them an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

And 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.

16 A nd Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.

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

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

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

18 A nd Moses set up the tabernacle, and put in its bases, and fixed its boards, and put in its bars, and set up its pillars.

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

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

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

20 A nd he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.

He 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.

21 A nd he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

brought 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.

22 A nd he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil,

Moses put the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the veil;

23 a nd arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

He set the bread in order on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded him.

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

And he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.

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

Moses set up and lighted the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.

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

He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

27 A nd he burnt on it fragrant incense; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

He burned sweet incense upon it, as the Lord commanded him.

28 A nd he hung up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.

And he set up the hanging or screen at the door of the tabernacle.

29 A nd he put the altar of burnt-offering at the entrance to the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt-offering and the oblation; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

put 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.

30 A nd he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing.

And Moses set 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 out of it:

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

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

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

33 A nd he set up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the curtain of the gate of the court. And so Moses finished the work.

And 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.

34 A nd the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle!

35 A nd Moses could not enter into the tent of meeting, for the cloud abode on it, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

And 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.

36 A nd when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel journeyed in all their journeys.

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

37 A nd if the cloud were not taken up, then they did not journey until the day that it was taken up.

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

38 F or the cloud of Jehovah was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

For 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.