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1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

1The 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.

2“On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

3You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.

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

4You 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.

4And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

5You 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.

5And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

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

6You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

7And you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

7and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

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

8And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate 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.

9“Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.

10You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy.

10You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy.

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

11You shall also anoint the basin 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.

12Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water

13You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

13and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.

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

14You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them,

15You 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.”

15and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.”

16Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did.

16This Moses did; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did.

17And 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.

17In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

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

18Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.

19And 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.

19And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

20He 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.

20He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark.

21And 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.

21And he 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 Moses.

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

22He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,

23and he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

23and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

24He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle;

24He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,

25and he lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

25and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

26He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

27and he burned sweet incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

27and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

28He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle.

28He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

29And 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.

29And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

30He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,

31and Moses, Aaron, and his sons would wash their hands and their feet with water from it.

31with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.

32Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

32When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.

33And 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.

33And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

34Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35And 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.

35And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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

36Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.

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

37But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.

38For 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.

38For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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