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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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The Lord spoke to Moses:
2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
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On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
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You shall put in it the ark of the covenant, and you shall screen the ark with the curtain.
4 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.
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You shall bring in the table, and arrange its setting; and you shall bring in the lampstand, and set up its lamps.
5 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.
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You shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and set up the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle.
6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
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You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
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and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
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You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
9 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.
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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 shall become holy.
10 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.
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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 shall be most holy.
11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
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You shall also anoint the basin with its stand, and consecrate it.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 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.
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and put on Aaron the sacred vestments, and you shall anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve me as priest.
14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
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You shall bring his sons also and put tunics on them,
15 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.
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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 all generations to come.
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
17 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.
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In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
18 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.
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Moses set up the tabernacle; he laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars;
19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD 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 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:
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He took the covenant and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark, and set the mercy seat above the ark;
21 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.
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and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the curtain for screening, and screened the ark of the covenant; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
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He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain,
23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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and set the bread in order on it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
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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 he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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and set up the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
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He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain,
27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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and offered fragrant incense on it; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
28 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
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He also put in place the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle.
29 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.
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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 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
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He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,
31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
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with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet.
32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD 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 had commanded Moses.
33 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.
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He set up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and put up the screen at the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, 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 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.
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Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
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Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on each stage of their journey;
37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
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but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day that it was taken up.
38 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.
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For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel at each stage of their journey.
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