1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah 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 day of the first month, on the first of the month, shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

3 Y ou shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.

And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.

4 Y ou 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.

And 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.

5 Y ou 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.

And 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.

6 T hen you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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

And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.

8 Y ou shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.

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

9 “ 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.

And 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.

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

And 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.

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

And thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, and hallow it.

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

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

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

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

14 A nd you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.

And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.

15 Y ou 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.”

And 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.

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

And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.

17 A nd 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.

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

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

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

19 A nd 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.

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

20 H e 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.

And 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.

21 A nd 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.

And 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.

22 H e put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil;

And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil,

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

and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

24 H e put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle;

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

25 a nd he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

26 H e put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil;

And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil.

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

And he burnt on it fragrant incense; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

28 H e hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle.

And he hung up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.

29 A nd 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.

And 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.

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

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

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

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:

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

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

33 A nd 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

And 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.

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

And the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

35 A nd 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.

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

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

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

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

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

38 F or 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.

For 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.