The New Stone Tablets
1The LORD said to Moses, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones,a and I will write on them the words that were on the first tablets,b which you broke.c 2Be ready in the morning, and then come up on Mount Sinai.d Present yourself to me there on top of the mountain. 3No one is to come with you or be seen anywhere on the mountain;e not even the flocks and herds may graze in front of the mountain.”
4So Moses chiseledf out two stone tablets like the first ones and went up Mount Sinai early in the morning, as the LORD had commanded him; and he carried the two stone tablets in his hands.g 5Then the LORD came down in the cloudh and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD.i 6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionatej and gracious God, slow to anger,k abounding in lovel and faithfulness,m 7maintaining love to thousands,n and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.o Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;p he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”q
8Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. 9“Lord,” he said, “if I have found favorr in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us.s Although this is a stiff-neckedt people, forgive our wickedness and our sin,u and take us as your inheritance.”v
10Then the LORD said: “I am making a covenantw with you. Before all your people I will do wondersx never before done in any nation in all the world.y The people you live among will see how awesome is the work that I, the LORD, will do for you. 11Obey what I commandz you today. I will drive out before you the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.a 12Be careful not to make a treatyb with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snarec among you. 13Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.1d 14Do not worship any other god,e for the LORD, whose namef is Jealous, is a jealous God.g Photo
15“Be careful not to make a treatyh with those who live in the land; for when they prostitutei themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.j 16And when you choose some of their daughters as wivesk for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,l they will lead your sons to do the same.
18“Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread.n For seven days eat bread made without yeast,o as I commanded you. Do this at the appointed time in the month of Aviv,p for in that month you came out of Egypt.
19“The first offspringq of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock. 20Redeem the firstborn donkey with a lamb, but if you do not redeem it, break its neck.r Redeem all your firstborn sons.s
“No one is to appear before me empty-handed.t
21“Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest;u even during the plowing season and harvestv you must rest.
22“Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruitsw of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingatheringx at the turn of the year.2 23Three timesy a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD, the God of Israel. 24I will drive out nationsz before you and enlarge your territory,a and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the LORD your God.
25“Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to me along with anything containing yeast,b and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Festival remain until morning.c
26“Bring the best of the firstfruitsd of your soil to the house of the LORD your God.
“Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”e
27Then the LORD said to Moses, “Writef down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenantg with you and with Israel.” 28Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nightsh without eating bread or drinking water.i And he wrote on the tabletsj the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.k
The Radiant Face of Moses
29When Moses came down from Mount Sinail with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,m he was not aware that his face was radiantn because he had spoken with the LORD. 30When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. 31But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the communityo came back to him, and he spoke to them. 32Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commandsp the LORD had given him on Mount Sinai.
33When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veilq over his face. 34But whenever he entered the LORD’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35they saw that his face was radiant.r Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
Sabbath Regulations
1Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, “These are the things the LORD has commandeda you to do: 2For six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbathb rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.c 3Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.d”
Materials for the Tabernacle
35:4-9pp — Ex 25:1–7
35:10-19pp — Ex 39:32–41
4Moses said to the whole Israelite community, “This is what the LORD has commanded: 5From what you have, take an offering for the LORD. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the LORD an offering of gold, silver and bronze; 6blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 7ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather1; acacia wood; 8olive oile for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 9and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
10“All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded:f 11the tabernacleg with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 12the arkh with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtaini that shields it; 13the tablej with its poles and all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 14the lampstandk that is for light with its accessories, lamps and oil for the light; 15the altarl of incense with its poles, the anointing oilm and the fragrant incense;n the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;o 16the altarp of burnt offering with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the bronze basinq with its stand; 17the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;r 18the tent pegss for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, and their ropes; 19the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary—both the sacred garmentst for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests.”
20Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, 21and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments. 22All who were willing, men and women alike, came and brought gold jewelry of all kinds: brooches, earrings, rings and ornaments. They all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD. 23Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarnu or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them. 24Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the LORD, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it. 25Every skilled womanv spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen. 26And all the women who were willing and had the skill spun the goat hair. 27The leadersw brought onyx stones and other gemsx to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 28They also brought spices and olive oil for the light and for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.y 29All the Israelite men and women who were willingz brought to the LORD freewill offeringsa for all the work the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.
Bezalel and Oholiab
35:30-35pp — Ex 31:2–6
30Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skillsb— 32to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34And he has given both him and Oholiabc son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teachd others. 35He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of worke as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.
1So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled persona to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuaryb are to do the work just as the LORD has commanded.”
2Then Moses summoned Bezalelc and Oholiabd and every skilled person to whom the LORD had given ability and who was willinge to come and do the work. 3They received from Moses all the offeringsf the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 4So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing 5and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enoughg for doing the work the LORD commanded to be done.”
6Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 7because what they already had was moreh than enough to do all the work.
The Tabernacle
36:8-38pp — Ex 26:1–37
8All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. 9All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide.1 10They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 11Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 12They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 13Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.i
14They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 15All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.2 16They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 17Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 18They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit.j 19Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.3
20They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 21Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide,4 22with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 23They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 24and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 25For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 26and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 27They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 28and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 29At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 30So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.
31They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 32five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 33They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 34They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
35They made the curtaink of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 36They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 37For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;l 38and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.
The Ark
37:1-9pp — Ex 25:10–20
1Bezalela made the arkb of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.1 2He overlaid it with pure gold,c both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.
6He made the atonement coverd of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7Then he made two cherubime out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowingf the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover.g
The Table
37:10-16pp — Ex 25:23–29
10They2 made the tableh of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.3 11Then they overlaid it with pure goldi and made a gold molding around it. 12They also made around it a rim a handbreadth4 wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 13They cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners, where the four legs were. 14The ringsj were put close to the rim to hold the poles used in carrying the table. 15The poles for carrying the table were made of acacia wood and were overlaid with gold. 16And they made from pure gold the articles for the table—its plates and dishes and bowls and its pitchers for the pouring out of drink offerings.
The Lampstand
37:17-24pp — Ex 25:31–39
17They made the lampstandk of pure gold. They hammered out its base and shaft, and made its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 18Six branches extended from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 19Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on one branch, three on the next branch and the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms. 21One bud was under the first pair of branches extending from the lampstand, a second bud under the second pair, and a third bud under the third pair—six branches in all. 22The buds and the branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.l
23They made its seven lamps,m as well as its wick trimmers and trays, of pure gold. 24They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent5 of pure gold.
The Altar of Incense
37:25-28pp — Ex 30:1–5
25They made the altar of incensen out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high6—its hornso of one piece with it. 26They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27They made two gold ringsp below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.q
29They also made the sacred anointing oilr and the pure, fragrant incenses—the work of a perfumer.
The Altar of Burnt Offering
38:1-7pp — Ex 27:1–8
1They1 built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits2 high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.3 2They made a horn at each of the four corners, so that the horns and the altar were of one piece, and they overlaid the altar with bronze.a 3They made all its utensilsb of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks and firepans. 4They made a grating for the altar, a bronze network, to be under its ledge, halfway up the altar. 5They cast bronze rings to hold the poles for the four corners of the bronze grating. 6They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7They inserted the poles into the rings so they would be on the sides of the altar for carrying it. They made it hollow, out of boards.
The Basin for Washing
8They made the bronze basinc and its bronze stand from the mirrors of the womend who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
The Courtyard
38:9-20pp — Ex 27:9–19
9Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits4 long and had curtains of finely twisted linen, 10with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 11The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.
12The west end was fifty cubits5 wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts. 13The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide. 14Curtains fifteen cubits6 long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases, 15and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases. 16All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen. 17The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.
18The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits7 long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits8 high, 19with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. 20All the tent pegse of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
The Materials Used
21These are the amounts of the materials used for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the covenant law,f which were recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamarg son of Aaron, the priest. 22(Bezalelh son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything the LORD commanded Moses; 23with him was Oholiabi son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.) 24The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuaryj was 29 talents and 730 shekels,9 according to the sanctuary shekel.k
25The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the censusl was 100 talents10 and 1,775 shekels,11 according to the sanctuary shekel— 26one beka per person,m that is, half a shekel,12 according to the sanctuary shekel,n from everyone who had crossed over to those counted, twenty years old or more,o a total of 603,550 men.p 27The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the basesq for the sanctuary and for the curtain—100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base. 28They used the 1,775 shekels to make the hooks for the posts, to overlay the tops of the posts, and to make their bands.
29The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.13 30They used it to make the bases for the entrance to the tent of meeting, the bronze altar with its bronze grating and all its utensils, 31the bases for the surrounding courtyard and those for its entrance and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and those for the surrounding courtyard.
The Priestly Garments
1From the blue, purple and scarlet yarna they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary.b They also made sacred garmentsc for Aaron, as the LORD commanded Moses.
The Ephod
39:2-7pp — Ex 28:6–14
2They1 made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 3They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands. 4They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so it could be fastened. 5Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.
6They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memoriald stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
The Breastpiece
39:8-21pp — Ex 28:15–28
8They fashioned the breastpiecee—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 9It was square—a span2 long and a span wide—and folded double. 10Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 11the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 12the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper.3 They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.f
15For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 16They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece. 17They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 18and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 21They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod—as the LORD commanded Moses.
Other Priestly Garments
39:22-31pp — Ex 28:31–43
22They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth—the work of a weaver— 23with an opening in the center of the robe like the opening of a collar,4 and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. 24They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe. 25And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26The bells and pomegranates alternated around the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the LORD commanded Moses.
27For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine lineng—the work of a weaver— 28and the turbanh of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen. 29The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the LORD commanded Moses.
30They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.i 31Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban,j as the LORD commanded Moses.
Moses Inspects the Tabernacle
39:32-41pp — Ex 35:10–19
32So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD commanded Moses.k 33Then they brought the tabernaclel to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 34the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather5 and the shielding curtain; 35the ark of the covenant lawm with its poles and the atonement cover; 36the tablen with all its articles and the bread of the Presence;o 37the pure gold lampstandp with its row of lamps and all its accessories,q and the olive oilr for the light; 38the gold altar,s the anointing oil,t the fragrant incense,u and the curtainv for the entrance to the tent; 39the bronze altarw with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basinx with its stand; 40the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;y the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 41and the woven garmentsz worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.
42The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.a 43Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded.b So Moses blessedc them.
Setting Up the Tabernacle
1Then the LORD said to Moses: 2“Set upa the tabernacle, the tent of meeting,b on the first day of the first month.c 3Place the arkd of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4Bring in the tablee and set out what belongs on it.f Then bring in the lampstandg and set up its lamps. 5Place the gold altarh of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
6“Place the altari of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7place the basinj between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8Set up the courtyardk around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
9“Take the anointing oil and anointl the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings,m and it will be holy. 10Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecraten the altar, and it will be most holy. 11Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
12“Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meetingo and wash them with water.p 13Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments,q anoint him and consecrater him so he may serve me as priest. 14Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.s 15Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.t” 16Moses did everything just as the LORD commandedu him.
17So the tabernaclev was set up on the first day of the first monthw in the second year. 18When Mosesx set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames,y inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the coveringz over the tent, as the LORD commandeda him.
20He took the tablets of the covenant lawb and placed them in the ark,c attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement coverd over it. 21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtaine and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the LORD commandedf him.
22Moses placed the tableg in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain 23and set out the breadh on it before the LORD, as the LORD commandedi him.
24He placed the lampstandj in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25and set up the lampsk before the LORD, as the LORD commandedl him.
26Moses placed the gold altarm in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain 27and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD commandedn him.
28Then he put up the curtaino at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29He set the altarp of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings,q as the LORD commandedr him.
30He placed the basins between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, 31and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to washt their hands and feet. 32They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar,u as the LORD commandedv Moses.
33Then Moses set up the courtyardw around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtainx at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
The Glory of the LORD
34Then the cloudy covered the tent of meeting, and the gloryz of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glorya of the LORD filled the tabernacle.b
36In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;c 37but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. 38So the cloudd of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.