16. Moses obeyed the Lord. He did everything that the Lord commanded him.
17. So the Holy Tent was set up at the right time. It was the first day of the first month during the second year from the time they left Egypt.
18. Moses set up the Holy Tent just as the Lord had said. He put the bases down first. Then he put the frames on the bases. Then he put the braces on and set up the posts.
19. After that Moses put the outer tent over the Holy Tent. Then he put the covering over the outer tent. He did these things just as the Lord had commanded.
20. Moses took the Agreement and put it in the Holy Box. He put the poles on the Box and put the mercy-cover on it.
21. Then Moses put the Holy Box into the Holy Tent. He hung the curtain in the right place to protect it. In this way he protected the Box of the Agreement behind the curtain just as the Lord had commanded him.
22. Then Moses put the table in the Meeting Tent on the north side of the Holy Tent. He put it in the Holy Place, in front of the curtain.
23. Then he put the bread on the table before the Lord. He did this just as the Lord had commanded him.
24. Then Moses put the lampstand in the Meeting Tent on the south side of the Tent, across from the table.
25. Then Moses put the lamps on the lampstand before the Lord. He did this just as the Lord had commanded him.
26. Then Moses put the golden altar in the Meeting Tent, in front of the curtain.
27. Then he burned sweet-smelling incense on the altar. He did this as the Lord had commanded him.
28. Then Moses put the curtain at the entrance to the Holy Tent.