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1 The Lord spoke to Moses:
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The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "You are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.
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“On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3 Put the ark of the testimony there, and screen off the ark with the veil.
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And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
4 Then bring in the table and lay out its arrangement; also bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
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And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
5 Place the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony. Put up the screen for the entrance to the tabernacle.
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And 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.
6 Position the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
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You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
7 Place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
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and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
8 Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.
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And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
9 "Take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy.
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“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.
10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar so that it will be especially holy.
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You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy.
11 Anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.
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You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.
12 "Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
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Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water
13 Clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he can serve Me as a priest.
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and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.
14 Have his sons come forward and clothe them in tunics.
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You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them,
15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generations."
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and 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. ”
16 Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
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This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.
17 The tabernacle was set up in the first month of the second year, on the first [day] of the month.
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In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.
18 Moses set up the tabernacle: he laid its bases, positioned its planks, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.
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Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.
19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
20 Moses took the testimony and placed [it] in the ark, and attached the poles to the ark. He set the mercy seat on top of the ark.
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He 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.
21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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And 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.
22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
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He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,
23 He arranged the bread on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24 He also put the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
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He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,
25 and set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26 Moses also installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the veil,
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He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,
27 and burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
28 He put up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.
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He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle.
29 Then he placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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And 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.
30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.
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He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,
31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet from it.
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with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.
32 They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.
33 Next Moses set up the surrounding courtyard for the tabernacle and the altar and hung a screen for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
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And 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.
34 The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
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Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
35 Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
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And 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.
36 The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.
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Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.
37 If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up.
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But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.
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For 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.
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