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.
29. Moses put the altar for burning offerings at the entrance to the Holy Tent, that is, the Meeting Tent. Then Moses offered a burnt offering on that altar. He also offered grain offerings to the Lord. He did these things just as the Lord had commanded him.
30. Then Moses put the bowl between the Meeting Tent and the altar. He put water in the bowl for washing.
31. Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons used this bowl to wash their hands and feet.
32. They washed themselves every time they entered the Meeting Tent. They also washed themselves every time they went near the altar. They did these things just as the Lord commanded Moses.
33. Then Moses set up the curtains around the courtyard of the Holy Tent. He put the altar in the courtyard. Then he put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So he finished all the work.
34. Then the cloud covered the Meeting Tent and the Glory of the Lord filled the Holy Tent.
35. Moses could not go into the Meeting Tent because the cloud had settled on it, and the Glory of the Lord had filled the Holy Tent.
36. When the cloud rose from the Holy Tent, the Israelites would begin to travel.
37. But when the cloud stayed on the Holy Tent, the people did not try to move. They stayed in that place until the cloud rose.
38. So the cloud of the Lord was over the Holy Tent during the day, and at night there was a fire in the cloud. So all the Israelites could see the cloud while they traveled.