1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “ On 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 raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

3 Y ou shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

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

You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.

5 M oreover, 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.

You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

6 Y ou shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

“You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

7 Y ou shall set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.

You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

8 Y ou shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway of the court.

You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

9 T hen 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.

“You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture: and it will be holy.

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

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar will be most holy.

11 Y ou shall anoint the laver and its stand, and consecrate it.

You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

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

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

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

You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

14 Y ou shall bring his sons and put tunics on them;

You shall bring his sons, and put coats on them.

15 a nd 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.”

You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”

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

Moses did so. According to all that Yahweh commanded him, so he did.

17 N ow in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was raised up.

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

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

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

He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

20 T hen 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.

He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

21 H e 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.

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside of the veil.

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

He set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

He put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

25 H e lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

26 T hen he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;

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

27 a nd he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

28 T hen he set up the veil for the doorway of the tabernacle.

He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

29 H e 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.

He set 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 meal offering, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.

31 F rom it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

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

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

When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

33 H e 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

He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

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 Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

35 M oses 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.

Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

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

When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;

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

but if the cloud wasn’t taken up, then they didn’t travel until the day that it was taken up.

38 F or 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.

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