1 Y ahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 “ On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

In the day of the first month, the first of the month shalt thou set up the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony.

3 Y ou shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony and cover 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.

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 lampstand 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.

And 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.

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

Then thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle, of the tabernacle of the testimony.

7 Y ou shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

And thou shalt set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar and shalt put water therein.

8 Y ou shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

Last, thou shalt set up the court round about and hang up the hanging 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.

And thou shalt take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it and shalt sanctify it with all its vessels, 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.

And thou shalt also anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its vessels and sanctify the altar, and it shall be an altar most holy.

11 Y ou shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

In the same manner thou shalt anoint the laver and its base and sanctify it.

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

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the testimony 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.

And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him, that he may be my priest.

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

And thou shalt bring his sons and clothe them with coats.

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 thou shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father, and they shall be my priests; and it shall be that their anointing shall be unto them for a perpetual 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 did he.

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

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

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.

And Moses caused the tabernacle to be raised up and fastened its sockets and set up its boards and put in its bars and caused its pillars to be raised up.

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

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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.

And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the seat of reconciliation upon the ark above,

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.

and he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the curtain and covered the ark of the testimony, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, upon the side of the Aquilon of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

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

And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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 tabernacle of the testimony, over against the table, on the side of the Negev of the tabernacle.

25 H e lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

And he lighted the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

26 H e put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

He also put the golden altar in the tabernacle of the testimony before the veil.

27 a nd he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

And he burnt aromatic incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

In the same manner he set up the hanging 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.

And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle, of the tabernacle of the testimony, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the present, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar and put water in it, to wash with.

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

And Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet in it.

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 would enter into the tabernacle of the testimony and when they would come near unto the altar, they washed themselves, as the LORD had 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.

Last he raised up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar and set up the hanging of the court gate. Thus Moses finished the work.

34 T hen the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

¶ Then a cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, 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 into the tabernacle of the testimony because the cloud was upon it, and the glory of the LORD had it full.

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

And when the cloud lifted itself up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel went onward in all their journeys;

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 did not lift itself up, then they did not journey until the day that it lifted itself 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 the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and the fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.