1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 O n the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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 cover the ark with the vail.

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 the lamps thereof.

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 altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door 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 the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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 the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

And you shall set the laver between the Tent 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 hanging at the court gate.

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 therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: 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 the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar 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 his foot, 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 tabernacle of the congregation, and wash 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 put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

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, and clothe them with coats:

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 minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be 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 T hus did Moses: according to all that the Lord 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 day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.

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

18 A nd Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his 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 abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord 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 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, 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 set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord 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 the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

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

23 A nd he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord 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 the congregation, over against 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 the Lord; as the Lord 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 the congregation before the vail:

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

27 A nd he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

28 A nd he set up the hanging at the door of 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 by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord 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 the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.

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 thereat:

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

32 W hen they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord 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 reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. 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 T hen a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, 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 into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord 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 went onward in all their journeys:

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

37 B ut if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till 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 the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight 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.