1 T hen the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Then the Lord 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 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.

You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen 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.

You shall bring in the table and arrange what belongs on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and mount 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.

Moreover, 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.

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

You shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway 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.

You shall set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.

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

You shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway 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.

Then 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.

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.

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

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

You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and consecrate it.

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

Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash 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.

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

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

You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them;

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 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.”

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

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

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

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

Moses erected the tabernacle and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and inserted its bars and erected 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.

He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord 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.

Then 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.

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.

He 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.

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

Then he 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 arrangement of bread in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord 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;

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

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

He lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

Then he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;

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

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

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

Then he set up the veil for the doorway of 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.

He 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.

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

He placed 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.

From it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

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 entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the Lord 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

He 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

34 T hen the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, 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 the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Moses 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.

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

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

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

but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when 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 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.