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1 ADONAI said to Moshe,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 "On the first day of the first month, you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
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On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
3 Put in it the ark for the testimony, and conceal the ark with the curtain.
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And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
4 Bring in the table, and arrange its display. Bring in the menorah, and light its lamps.
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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 candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5 Set the gold altar for incense in front of the ark for the testimony, and set up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.
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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 Place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
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And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
7 Set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8 Set up the courtyard all the way around, and hang up the screen for the entrance to the courtyard.
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And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
9 "Take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it -consecrate it with all its furnishings; then it will be holy.
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And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
10 Anoint the altar for burnt offerings with all its utensils - consecrate the altar; then the altar will be especially holy.
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And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.
11 Anoint the basin and its base, and consecrate it.
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And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
12 "Then bring Aharon and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
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And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
13 Put the holy garments on Aharon, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve me in the office of cohen.
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And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
14 Bring his sons, put tunics on them,
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And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
15 and anoint them as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me in the office of cohen. Their anointing will signify that the office of cohen is theirs through all their generations."
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And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
16 Moshe did this - he acted in accordance with everything ADONAI had ordered him to do.
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Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
17 On the first day of the first month of the second year, the tabernacle was set up.
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And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
18 Moshe erected the tabernacle, put its sockets in place, put up its planks, put in its crossbars and set up its posts.
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And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above it, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
20 He took and put the testimony inside the ark, put the poles on the ark, and set the ark-cover above, on the ark.
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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 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, set up the curtain as a screen and concealed the ark for the testimony, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
22 He put the table in the tent of meeting on the side of the tabernacle facing north, outside the curtain.
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And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
23 He arranged a row of bread on it before ADONAI, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
24 He put the menorah in the tent of meeting across from the table, on the side of the tabernacle facing south.
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And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
25 Then he lit the lamps before ADONAI, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
26 He set the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain
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And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
27 and burned on it incense made from aromatic spices, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
28 He set up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.
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And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
29 The altar for burnt offerings he placed at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,
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And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
31 so that Moshe and Aharon and his sons could wash their hands and feet there -
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And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
32 so that they could wash when entering the tent of meeting and when approaching the altar, as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.
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When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
33 Finally, he erected the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar and set up the screen for the entrance to the courtyard.
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And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of ADONAI filled the tabernacle.
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Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
35 Moshe was unable to enter the tent of meeting, because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of ADONAI filled the tabernacle.
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And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
36 Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Isra'el continued with all their travels.
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And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not travel onward until the day when it was taken up.
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But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of ADONAI was above the tabernacle during the day, and fire was in [the cloud] at night, so that all the house of Isra'el could see it throughout all their travels.
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For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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