1And Jehovah spake unto Moses , saying , 2On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting . 3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony , and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil . 4And thou shalt bring in the table , and set in order the things that are upon it ; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick , and light the lamps thereof. 5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony , and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle . 6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting . 7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar , and shalt put water therein . 8And thou shalt set up the court round about , and hang up the screen of the gate of the court . 9And thou shalt take the anointing oil , and anoint the tabernacle , and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it , and all the furniture thereof : and it shall be holy . 10And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels , and sanctify the altar : and the altar shall be most holy . 11And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base , and sanctify it . 12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting , and shalt wash them with water . 13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him , and sanctify him , that he may minister unto me in the priest ’s office. 14And thou shalt bring his sons , and put coats upon them ; 15and thou shalt anoint them , as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest ’s office: and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations . 16Thus did Moses : according to all that Jehovah commanded him , so did he .
The Anointing of the Tabernacle and Its Furnishings
17And 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 . 18And Moses reared up the tabernacle , and laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof , and put in the bars thereof , and reared up its pillars . 19And he spread the tent over the tabernacle , and put the covering of the tent above upon it ; as Jehovah commanded Moses . 20And 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: 21and 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 . 22And he put the table in the tent of meeting , upon the side of the tabernacle northward , without the veil . 23And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah ; as Jehovah commanded Moses . 24And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting , over against the table , on the side of the tabernacle southward . 25And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah ; as Jehovah commanded Moses . 26And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil : 27and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices ; as Jehovah commanded Moses . 28And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle . 29And 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 . 30And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar , and put water therein , wherewith to wash . 31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat; 32when they went into the tent of meeting , and when they came near unto the altar , they washed ; as Jehovah commanded Moses . 33And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar , and set up the screen of the gate of the court . So Moses finished the work .
The Glory of the Lord Fills the Tabernacle
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting , and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle . 35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting , because the cloud abode thereon , and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle . 36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle , the children of Israel went onward , throughout all their journeys : 37but if the cloud was not taken up , then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up . 38For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day , and there was fire therein by night , in the sight of all the house of Israel , throughout all their journeys .