1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 “ On the first day of the first month you shall raise 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 the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

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

4 Y ou 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.

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 Y ou shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen 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 “ You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door 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 Y ou shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

And 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 around it, and hang up the screen of 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 “ 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.

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 Y ou shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar will 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 Y ou shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

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

12 “ You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall 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 Y ou 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.

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

14 Y ou shall bring his sons, and put coats on them.

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

15 Y ou 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.”

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

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

17 I n the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was raised up.

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

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

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

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

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

20 H e took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on 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 H e 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.

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

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

23 H e set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

24 H e put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite 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 H e lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

26 H e 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 incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

28 H e put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

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

29 H e 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.

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

And Moses set the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

31 M oses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

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 came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

33 H e 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.

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 the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

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

35 M oses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory 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 W hen the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout 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 wasn’t taken up, then they didn’t travel 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 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.

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.