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 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 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 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 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 22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation upon the side of the tabernacle northward without the vail 23 And he set the bread in order upon 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 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon as the LORD commanded Moses 28 And he set up the hanging at the door 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 30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and put water there to wash withal 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat 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 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
34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation 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 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys 37 But if the cloud were not taken up then they journeyed not till 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
