Entonces habló el SEÑOR a Moisés, diciendo: 2 El primer día del mes primero levantarás el tabernáculo^1a de la tienda de reunión^b. 3 Pondrás allí el arca del testimonio y cubrirás el arca con el velo^a. 4 Y meterás la mesa^a, y pondrás en orden lo que va sobre ella^1b; meterás también el candelabro y colocarás encima sus lámparas^c. 5 Asimismo pondrás el altar de oro para el incienso delante del arca del testimonio^a, y colocarás la cortina a la entrada del tabernáculo. 6 Y pondrás el altar del holocausto delante de la entrada del tabernáculo de la tienda de reunión. 7 Después colocarás la pila entre la tienda de reunión y el altar, y pondrás agua en ella^1a. 8 Pondrás el atrio alrededor y colgarás el velo¹ a la entrada del atrio. 9 Luego tomarás el aceite de la unción, y ungirás el tabernáculo y todo lo que hay en él; y lo consagrarás con todos sus utensilios, y será santo^a. 10 Ungirás además el altar del holocausto y todos sus utensilios; y consagrarás el altar, y el altar será santísimo^a. 11 Ungirás también la pila con su base, y la consagrarás. 12 Entonces harás que Aarón y sus hijos se acerquen a la entrada de la tienda de reunión, y los lavarás con agua^a. 13 Y vestirás a Aarón con las vestiduras sagradas, lo ungirás y lo consagrarás para que me sirva como sacerdote^a. 14 También harás que sus hijos se acerquen y les pondrás las túnicas; 15 y los ungirás, como ungiste a su padre, para que me sirvan¹ como sacerdotes; y su unción les servirá² para sacerdocio perpetuo por todas sus generaciones^a. 16 Y Moisés hizo conforme a todo lo que el SEÑOR le había mandado; así lo hizo.

17 Y aconteció que en el primer mes del¹ año segundo, el² día primero del mes, el tabernáculo fue levantado^a. 18 Moisés levantó el tabernáculo y puso sus basas, colocó sus tablas, metió¹ sus barras y erigió sus columnas. 19 Y extendió la tienda sobre el tabernáculo y puso la cubierta de la tienda arriba, sobre él, tal como el SEÑOR había mandado a Moisés. 20 Entonces tomó el testimonio y lo puso en el arca^a, colocó las varas en el arca y puso el propiciatorio arriba, sobre el arca. 21 Y metió el arca en el tabernáculo y puso un velo por cortina y cubrió el arca del testimonio^a, tal como el SEÑOR había mandado a Moisés. 22 Puso también la mesa en la tienda de reunión, en el lado norte del tabernáculo^a, fuera del velo; 23 y puso en orden sobre ella los panes delante del SEÑOR^a, tal como el SEÑOR había mandado a Moisés. 24 Entonces colocó el candelabro en la tienda de reunión, frente a la mesa, en el lado sur del tabernáculo, 25 y encendió las lámparas^a delante del SEÑOR, tal como el SEÑOR había mandado a Moisés. 26 Luego colocó el altar de oro en la tienda de reunión, delante del velo^a; 27 y quemó en él incienso aromático^a, tal como el SEÑOR había ordenado a Moisés. 28 Después colocó la cortina para la entrada del tabernáculo, 29 y puso el altar del holocausto delante de la entrada del tabernáculo de la tienda de reunión^a, y ofreció sobre él el holocausto y la ofrenda de cereal^b, tal como el SEÑOR había ordenado a Moisés. 30 Puso la pila entre la tienda de reunión y el altar, y puso en ella agua para las abluciones, 31 y con¹ ella Moisés, Aarón y sus hijos se lavaban las manos y los pies^a. 32 Cuando entraban en la tienda de reunión y cuando se acercaban al altar, se lavaban, tal como el SEÑOR había ordenado a Moisés. 33 Y Moisés levantó el atrio alrededor del tabernáculo y del altar, y colgó¹ la cortina para la entrada del atrio. Así acabó Moisés la obra^a.

34 ^aEntonces la nube cubrió la tienda de reunión y la gloria del SEÑOR llenó el tabernáculo^b. 35 Y Moisés no podía entrar en la tienda de reunión porque la nube estaba¹ sobre ella y la gloria del SEÑOR llenaba el tabernáculo^a. 36 Y en todas sus jornadas cuando la nube se alzaba de sobre el tabernáculo, los hijos de Israel se ponían en marcha^a; 37 pero si la nube no se alzaba, ellos no se ponían en marcha hasta el día en que se alzaba^a. 38 Porque la nube del SEÑOR estaba de día sobre el tabernáculo, y de noche había fuego allí¹ a la vista de toda la casa de Israel^a en todas sus jornadas.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “^aOn the first day of the first month you shall set up the ¹tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 ^aYou shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark with the veil. 4 Then you shall ^abring in the table and ^barrange ¹what belongs on it; and you shall ^cbring in the lampstand and ²mount its lamps. 5 You shall also ^aset the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the testimony, and set up the curtain for the doorway to the tabernacle. 6 And you shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 Then you shall ^aset the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water ¹in it. 8 You shall also set up the courtyard all around and ¹hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and ^aanoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its ¹furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and ^athe altar shall be most holy. 11 And you shall anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall ^abring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 And ^ayou shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve as a priest to Me. 14 You shall also bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them just as you have anointed their father, so that they may serve as priests to Me; and their anointing will ¹qualify them for a ^apermanent priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 So Moses did these things; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did.

17 Now ^ain the first month ¹of the second year, on the first day of the month, the ²tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and ¹laid its bases, and set up its boards, and ²inserted its bars, and erected its pillars. 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent ¹on top of it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took ^athe testimony and put it into the ark, and ¹attached the poles to the ark, and put the ²atoning cover ³on top of the ark. 21 He then brought the ark into the tabernacle, and ^aset up a veil for the covering, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22 He also ^aput the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 And he set the arrangement of ^abread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 And he ^alighted the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 26 Then he ^aplaced the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; 27 and he ^aburned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 28 Then he set up the curtain for the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 And he ^aset the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and ^boffered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing. 31 ^aFrom it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32 When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 33 And he ^aerected the courtyard all around the ¹tabernacle and the altar, and ²hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

34 ^aThen the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the ^bglory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses ^awas not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout their journeys, ^awhenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but ^aif the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout their journeys, ^athe cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “^aOn the first day of the first month you shall set up the ¹tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 ^aYou shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. 4 You shall ^abring in the table and ^1barrange what belongs on it; and you shall ^cbring in the lampstand and ²mount its lamps. 5 Moreover, you shall ^aset the gold altar of incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the veil for the doorway to the tabernacle. 6 You shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 You shall ^aset the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water ¹in it. 8 You shall set up the court all around and ¹hang up the veil for the gateway of the court. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and ^aanoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its ¹furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and ^athe altar shall be most holy. 11 You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall ^abring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 ^aYou shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me. 14 You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them even as you have anointed their father, that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing will ¹qualify them for a ^aperpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did.

17 Now ^ain the first month ¹of the second year, on the first day of the month, the ²tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and ¹laid its ²sockets, and set up its boards, and ³inserted its bars and erected its pillars. 19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent ¹on top of it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took ^athe testimony and put it into the ark, and ¹attached the poles to the ark, and put the ²mercy seat ³on top of the ark. 21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and ^aset up a veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 22 Then he ^aput the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 He set the arrangement of ^abread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 He ^alighted the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 26 Then he ^aplaced the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; 27 and he ^aburned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 28 Then he set up the ¹veil for the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 He ^aset the altar of burnt offering before the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and ^boffered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing. 31 ^aFrom it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32 When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 33 He ^aerected the court all around the ¹tabernacle and the altar, and ²hung up the veil for the gateway of the court. Thus Moses finished the work.

34 ^aThen the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the ^bglory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses ^awas not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout all their journeys ^awhenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but ^aif the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout all their journeys, ^athe cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “^aOn the first day of the first month (Abib) you shall set up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting of God with you. 3 ^aYou shall place the ark of the Testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark from the Holy Place of God’s Presence with the veil (partition curtain) . Heb 10:19-23 4 You shall ^abring in the table for the bread and ^barrange its setting; you shall ^cbring in the lampstand and mount and light its lamps. Rev 21:23-25 5 You shall ^aset the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony outside the veil, and put the hanging veil at the doorway of the tabernacle. 6 You shall set the bronze altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting. 7 You shall ^aset the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar of burnt offering, and put water in it. 8 You shall set up the courtyard curtains all around and hang up the screen (curtain) for the gateway of the courtyard. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and ^aanoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall be holy (declared sacred, separated from secular use) . 10 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and ^athe altar shall be most holy. 11 You shall anoint the basin and its base, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall ^abring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water. John 17:17-19 13 ^aYou shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve as a priest to Me. 14 You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 you shall anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may serve as priests to Me; and their anointing shall qualify them for an ^aeverlasting priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 Thus Moses did; in accordance with all that the LORD commanded him, so he did.

17 Now it happened ^aon the first day of the first month (Abib) in the second year after the exodus from Egypt, that the tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle, laid its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars and erected its support poles. 19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, just as the LORD had commanded him. 20 He took ^athe Testimony the stones inscribed with the Ten Commandments and put it into the ark of the covenant, and placed the poles through the rings on the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark. 21 Moses brought the ark into the tabernacle, and ^aset up a veil (partition) for the screen (curtain) , and screened off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him. 22 Then he ^aput the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 He set the ^abread of the Presence in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. John 6:32-35 24 Then he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 Moses mounted and ^alighted the lamps on the lampstand before the LORD, just as the LORD commanded him. 26 He ^aput the golden altar of incense in the Tent of Meeting in front of the veil; 27 he ^aburned fragrant incense as a symbol of prayer on it, just as the LORD commanded him. Ps 141:2; Rev 8:3 28 Then he set up the screen (curtain) at the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 He ^aset the altar of burnt offering before the doorway of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and ^boffered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD commanded him. 30 He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar of burnt offering, and put water in it for washing. 31 ^aThen from it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32 When they entered the Tent of Meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the LORD commanded Moses. 33 And he ^aerected the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung the screen (curtain) at the gateway of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

34 ^aThen the cloud the Shekinah, God’s visible, dwelling presence covered the Tent of Meeting, and the ^bglory and brilliance of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Rev 15:8 35 Moses ^awas not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory and brilliance of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 In all their journeys, ^awhenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out; 37 but ^aif the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey on until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout all their journeys, ^athe cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.