24. He put the lampstand in the meeting tent, opposite the table on the south side of the dwelling.
25. He set up the lamps in the Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26. He put the gold altar in the meeting tent in front of the veil.
27. He burned sweet-smelling incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
28. He also set up the screen at the entrance to the dwelling.
29. He placed the altar for entirely burned offerings at the entrance to the meeting tent dwelling. He offered the entirely burned offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
30. He put the washbasin between the meeting tent and the altar, and put water in it for washing.
31. Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and their feet.
32. Whenever they went into the meeting tent and whenever they approached the altar, they washed themselves, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
33. He set up the courtyard around the dwelling and the altar, and he hung up the screen at the courtyard’s gate.When Moses had finished all the work,
34. the cloud covered the meeting tent and the Lord’s glorious presence filled the dwelling.
35. Moses couldn’t enter the meeting tent because the cloud had settled on it, and the Lord’s glorious presence filled the dwelling.
36. Whenever the cloud rose from the dwelling, the Israelites would set out on their journeys.