1 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

2 ` On the first day of the month, in the first month, thou dost raise up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

“Set up the holy tent, the meeting tent, on the first day of the first month.

3 a nd hast set there the ark of the testimony, and hast covered over the ark with the vail,

Put the special box of the Law there. And hang the curtain in front of it.

4 a nd hast brought in the table, and set its arrangement in order, and hast brought in the candlestick, and caused its lamps to go up.

Bring in the table and set its objects on it. Bring in the lamp-stand and light its lamps.

5 ` And thou hast put the golden altar for perfume before the ark of the testimony, and hast put the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,

Set the gold altar of special perfume in front of the box of the Law. Hang the curtain for the door of the meeting tent.

6 a nd hast put the altar of the burnt-offering before the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

Set the altar of burnt gifts in front of the door of the holy tent, the meeting tent.

7 a nd hast put the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there.

Set the washing pot between the meeting tent and the altar and put water in it.

8 ` And thou hast set the court round about, and hast placed the covering of the gate of the court,

Hang the curtains all around the open space and hang the curtain at the gate of the open space.

9 a nd hast taken the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle, and all that in it, and hallowed it, and all its vessels, and it hath been holy;

Then take the oil and pour it upon the meeting tent and all that is in it. Set it apart with all its objects, and it will be holy.

10 a nd thou hast anointed the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctified the altar, and the altar hath been most holy;

Pour the oil upon the altar of burnt gifts and all its objects. Set the altar apart, and it will be most holy.

11 a nd thou hast anointed the laver and its base, and sanctified it.

Pour the oil upon the washing pot and its stand, to set it apart.

12 ` And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;

“Then bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the meeting tent. And wash them with water.

13 a nd thou hast clothed Aaron with the holy garments, and anointed him, and sanctified him, and he hath acted as priest to Me.

Put the holy clothing on Aaron. Then pour oil upon him and set him apart to work for Me as a religious leader.

14 ` And his sons thou dost bring near, and hast clothed them with coats,

Bring his sons and put long coats on them.

15 a nd anointed them as thou hast anointed their father, and they have acted as priests to Me, and their anointing hath been to be to them for a priesthood age-during, to their generations.'

Then pour oil upon them as you have done to their father, so they may serve Me as religious leaders. Pouring oil upon them will make them ready to be religious leaders, they and all their children-to-come.”

16 A nd Moses doth according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

Moses did all that the Lord told him to do.

17 A nd it cometh to pass, in the first month, in the second year, in the first of the month, the tabernacle hath been raised up;

On the first day of the first month of the second year, the meeting tent was set up.

18 a nd Moses raiseth up the tabernacle, and setteth its sockets, and placeth its boards, and placeth its bars, and raiseth its pillars,

Moses set up the meeting tent, laid the bases, set up its pieces of wood, put in its cross-pieces and set up its pillars.

19 a nd spreadeth the tent over the tabernacle, and putteth the covering of the tent upon it above, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

He spread the covering over the meeting tent. And he put the top covering over it, just as the Lord had told Moses.

20 A nd he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above;

Then he took the Law and put it into the special box. He put the long pieces of wood on the special box of the agreement. And he put the mercy-seat on top of the special box.

21 a nd bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

He brought the special box into the meeting tent and hung the curtain. He put the curtain in front of the special box of the agreement, just as the Lord had told Moses.

22 A nd he putteth the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, at the outside of the vail,

Then he put the table in the meeting tent, on the north side of the tent, outside the curtain.

23 a nd setteth in order upon it the arrangement of bread, before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

He set the bread in its place on the table before the Lord, just as the Lord had told Moses.

24 A nd he putteth the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over-against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward,

Then he put the lamp-stand in the meeting tent, away from the table, on the south side of the tent.

25 a nd causeth the lamps to go up before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

He set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had told Moses.

26 A nd he setteth the golden altar in the tent of meeting, before the vail,

He put the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the curtain.

27 a nd maketh perfume on it -- spice-perfume -- as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

And he burned sweet-smelling perfume on it, just as the Lord had told Moses.

28 A nd he setteth the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,

Then he hung the curtain at the door of the meeting tent.

29 a nd the altar of the burnt-offering he hath set at the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and causeth the burnt-offering to go up upon it, and the present, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

He set the altar of burnt gifts in front of the door of the meeting tent. And he gave the burnt gift and the grain gift on it, just as the Lord had told Moses.

30 A nd he putteth the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and putteth water there for washing,

He put the washing pot between the tent of meeting and the altar, with water in it for washing.

31 a nd Moses and Aaron and his sons have washed their hands and their feet at the same;

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

32 i n their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

They washed when they came into the tent of meeting and when they came near the altar, just as the Lord had told Moses.

33 A nd he raiseth up the court round about the tabernacle, and about the altar, and placeth the covering of the gate of the court; and Moses completeth the work.

He made the open space all around the meeting tent and the altar. And he hung the curtain for the gate of the open space. So Moses finished the work. The Cloud over the Meeting Tent

34 A nd the cloud covereth the tent of meeting, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle;

Then the cloud covered the meeting tent. The shining-greatness of the Lord filled the holy tent.

35 a nd Moses hath not been able to go in unto the tent of meeting, for the cloud hath tabernacled on it, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle.

Moses was not able to go into the meeting tent because the cloud had rested upon it and the shining-greatness of the Lord filled the holy tent.

36 A nd in the going up of the cloud from off the tabernacle the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys;

When the cloud was lifted from the meeting tent, the people of Israel would go on their way through all their traveling days.

37 a nd if the cloud go not up then they journey not, until the day of its going up:

But when the cloud was not lifted, they did not move on until the day when it was lifted.

38 f or the cloud of Jehovah on the tabernacle by day, and fire is in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel in all their journeys.

For the cloud of the Lord rested on the meeting tent during the day. And fire was in the cloud during the night. It was seen by all the people of Israel as they traveled.