MLV(i)
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
2 On the first day of the first month you will raise up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3 And you will put the ark of the testimony in it and you will screen the ark with the veil.
4 And you will bring in the table and set in order the things that are upon it and you will bring in the lamp-stand and light the lamps of it.
5 And you will set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
6 And you will set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 And you will set the large-basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and will put water in it. 8 And you will set up the court all around and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
9 And you will take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it and will sanctify it and all the furniture of it. And it will be holy. 10 And you will anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels and sanctify the altar. And the altar will be most holy. 11 And you will anoint the large-basin and its base and sanctify it.
12 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting and will wash them with water. 13 And you will put upon Aaron the holy garments and you will anoint him and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office. 14 And you will bring his sons and put tunics upon them, 15 and you will anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. And their anointing will be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their genealogy.
16 Thus did Moses. According to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
17 And it happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. 18 And Moses raised up the tabernacle and laid its sockets and set up the boards of it and put in the bars of it and raised up its pillars. 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen and screened the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 24 And he put the lamp-stand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And he lit the lamps before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, 27 and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 28 And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
30 And he set the large-basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it, with which to wash. 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there. 32 They washed when they went into the tent of meeting and when they came near to the altar, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
33 And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereupon and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys, 37 but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
6 And you will set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 And you will set the large-basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and will put water in it. 8 And you will set up the court all around and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
9 And you will take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it and will sanctify it and all the furniture of it. And it will be holy. 10 And you will anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels and sanctify the altar. And the altar will be most holy. 11 And you will anoint the large-basin and its base and sanctify it.
12 And you will bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting and will wash them with water. 13 And you will put upon Aaron the holy garments and you will anoint him and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office. 14 And you will bring his sons and put tunics upon them, 15 and you will anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. And their anointing will be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their genealogy.
16 Thus did Moses. According to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
17 And it happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up. 18 And Moses raised up the tabernacle and laid its sockets and set up the boards of it and put in the bars of it and raised up its pillars. 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen and screened the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil. 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 24 And he put the lamp-stand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 25 And he lit the lamps before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, 27 and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as Jehovah commanded Moses. 28 And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
30 And he set the large-basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it, with which to wash. 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there. 32 They washed when they went into the tent of meeting and when they came near to the altar, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
33 And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereupon and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys, 37 but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.