| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: | 1Then the LORD said to Moses, |
| 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 are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. |
| 3You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. | 3Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off 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. | 4Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, 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. | 5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. |
| 6Then you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. | 6Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, 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. | 8Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. |
| 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. | 9Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy. |
| 10You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy. | 10Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy. |
| 11And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it. | 11Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them. |
| 12“Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. | 12Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and 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 you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest. |
| 14And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. | 14Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics. |
| 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.” | 15Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.” |
| 16Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did. | 16Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 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. | 17So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. |
| 18So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. | 18When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. |
| 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. | 19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 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. | 20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop 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. | 21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 22He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil; | 22Moses placed 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. | 23He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 24He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle; | 24He also placed 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, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 26He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil; | 26Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil, |
| 27and he burned sweet incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 27and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 28He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle. | 28Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to 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. | 29He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him. |
| 30He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing; | 30He placed 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. | 31and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet. |
| 32Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, as the LORD had commanded Moses. | 32They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had 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 Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. 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. | 35Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had 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. | 36Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. |
| 37But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. | 37If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day 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 over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys. |
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