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Bezalel made the Covenant Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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He covered it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it.
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He made four carrying rings of gold for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on each side.
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He made carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with gold,
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and put them through the rings on each side of the Box.
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He made a lid of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.
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He made two winged creatures of hammered gold,
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one for each end of the lid. He made them so that they formed one piece with the lid.
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The winged creatures faced each other across the lid, and their outspread wings covered it.
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He made the table out of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.
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He covered it with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
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He made a rim 3 inches wide around it and put a gold border around the rim.
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He made four carrying rings of gold for it and put them at the four corners, where the legs were.
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The rings to hold the poles for carrying the table were placed near the rim.
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He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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He made the dishes of pure gold for the table: the plates, the cups, the jars, and the bowls to be used for the wine offering.
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He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made its base and its shaft of hammered gold; its decorative flowers, including buds and petals, formed one piece with it.
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Six branches extended from its sides, three from each side.
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Each of the six branches had three decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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The shaft of the lampstand had four decorative flowers shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
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There was one bud below each of the three pairs of branches.
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The buds, the branches, and the lampstand were a single piece of pure hammered gold.
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He made seven lamps for the lampstand, and he made its tongs and trays of pure gold.
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He used seventy-five pounds of pure gold to make the lampstand and all its equipment.
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He made an altar out of acacia wood, for burning incense. It was square, 18 inches long and 18 inches wide, and it was 36 inches high. Its projections at the four corners formed one piece with it.
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He covered its top, all four sides, and its projections with pure gold and put a gold border around it.
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He made two gold carrying rings for it and attached them below the border on the two sides, to hold the poles with which it was to be carried.
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He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold.
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He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure sweet-smelling incense, mixed like perfume.
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For burning offerings, he made an altar out of acacia wood. It was square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and it was 4 1/2 feet high.
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He made the projections at the top of the four corners, so that they formed one piece with the altar. He covered it all with bronze.
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He also made all the equipment for the altar: the pans, the shovels, the bowls, the hooks, and the fire pans. All this equipment was made of bronze.
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He made a bronze grating and put it under the rim of the altar, so that it reached halfway up the altar.
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He made four carrying rings and put them on the four corners.
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He made carrying poles of acacia wood, covered them with bronze,
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and put them in the rings on each side of the altar. The altar was made of boards and was hollow.
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He made the bronze basin and its bronze base out of the mirrors belonging to the women who served at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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For the Tent of the LORD's presence he made the enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains were 50 yards long,
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supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver.
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The enclosure was the same on the north side.
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On the west side there were curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases and with hooks and rods made of silver.
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On the east side, where the entrance was, the enclosure was also 25 yards wide.
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On each side of the entrance there were 7 1/2 yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases.
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All the curtains around the enclosure were made of fine linen.
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The bases for the posts were made of bronze, and the hooks, the rods, and the covering of the tops of the posts were made of silver. All the posts around the enclosure were connected with silver rods.
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The curtain for the entrance of the enclosure was made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and decorated with embroidery. It was 10 yards long and 2 1/2 yards high, like the curtains of the enclosure.
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It was supported by four posts in four bronze bases. Their hooks, the covering of their tops, and their rods were made of silver.
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All the pegs for the Tent and for the surrounding enclosure were made of bronze.
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Here is a list of the amounts of the metals used in the Tent of the LORD's presence, where the two stone tablets were kept on which the Ten Commandments were written. The list was ordered by Moses and made by the Levites who worked under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur from the tribe of Judah, made everything that the LORD had commanded.
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His helper, Oholiab son of Ahisamach, from the tribe of Dan, was an engraver, a designer, and a weaver of fine linen and of blue, purple, and red wool.
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All the gold that had been dedicated to the LORD for the sacred Tent weighed 2,195 pounds, weighed according to the official standard.
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The silver from the census of the community weighed 7,550 pounds, weighed according to the official standard.
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This amount equaled the total paid by all persons enrolled in the census, each one paying the required amount, weighed according to the official standard. There were 603,550 men twenty years old or older enrolled in the census.
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Of the silver, 7,500 pounds were used to make the hundred bases for the sacred Tent and for the curtain, 75 pounds for each base.
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With the remaining 50 pounds of silver Bezalel made the rods, the hooks for the posts, and the covering for their tops.
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The bronze which was dedicated to the LORD amounted to 5,310 pounds.
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With it he made the bases for the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence, the bronze altar with its bronze grating, all the equipment for the altar,
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the bases for the surrounding enclosure and for the entrance of the enclosure, and all the pegs for the Tent and the surrounding enclosure.
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With the blue, purple, and red wool they made the magnificent garments which the priests were to wear when they served in the Holy Place. They made the priestly garments for Aaron, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They made the ephod of fine linen; blue, purple, and red wool; and gold thread.
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They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into thin strips to be worked into the fine linen and into the blue, purple, and red wool.
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They made two shoulder straps for the ephod and attached them to its sides, so that it could be fastened.
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The finely woven belt, made of the same materials, was attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They prepared the carnelians and mounted them in gold settings; they were skillfully engraved with the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.
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They put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They made the breastpiece of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
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It was square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide.
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They mounted four rows of precious stones on it: in the first row they mounted a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
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in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These were mounted in gold settings.
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Each of the twelve stones had engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, in order to represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
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For the breastpiece they made chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
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They made two gold settings and two gold rings and attached the two rings to the upper corners of the breastpiece.
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They fastened the two gold cords to the two rings
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and fastened the other two ends of the cords to the two settings and in this way attached them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
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They made two rings of gold and attached them to the lower corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.
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They made two more gold rings and attached them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt.
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Just as the LORD had commanded Moses, they tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rested above the belt and did not come loose.
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The robe that goes under the ephod was made entirely of blue wool.
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The hole for the head was reinforced with a woven binding to keep it from tearing.
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All around its lower hem they put pomegranates of fine linen and of blue, purple, and red wool, alternating with bells of pure gold, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They made the shirts for Aaron and his sons,
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and the turban, the caps, the linen shorts,
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and the sash of fine linen and of blue, purple, and red wool, decorated with embroidery, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They made the ornament, the sacred sign of dedication, out of pure gold, and they engraved on it "Dedicated to the LORD."
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They tied it to the front of the turban with a blue cord, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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All the work on the Tent of the LORD's presence was finally completed. The Israelites made everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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They brought to Moses the Tent and all its equipment, its hooks, its frames, its crossbars, its posts, and its bases;
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the covering of rams' skin dyed red; the covering of fine leather; the curtain;
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the Covenant Box containing the stone tablets, its poles, and its lid;
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the table and all its equipment, and the bread offered to God;
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the lampstand of pure gold, its lamps, all its equipment, and the oil for the lamps;
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the gold altar; the anointing oil; the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain for the entrance of the Tent;
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the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its equipment; the washbasin and its base;
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the curtains for the enclosure and its posts and bases; the curtain for the entrance of the enclosure and its ropes; the Tent pegs; all the equipment to be used in the Tent;
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and the magnificent garments the priests were to wear in the Holy Place---the sacred clothes for Aaron the priest and for his sons.
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The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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Moses examined everything and saw that they had made it all just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
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The LORD said to Moses,
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"On the first day of the first month set up the Tent of the LORD's presence.
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Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it.
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Bring in the table and place the equipment on it. Also bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps on it.
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Put the gold altar for burning incense in front of the Covenant Box and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tent.
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Put in front of the Tent the altar for burning offerings.
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Put the washbasin between the Tent and the altar and fill it with water.
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Put up the surrounding enclosure and hang the curtain at its entrance.
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"Then dedicate the Tent and all its equipment by anointing it with the sacred oil, and it will be holy.
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Next, dedicate the altar and all its equipment by anointing it, and it will be completely holy.
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Also dedicate the washbasin and its base in the same way.
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"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent, and have them take a ritual bath.
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Dress Aaron in the priestly garments, anoint him, and in this way consecrate him, so that he can serve me as priest.
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Bring his sons and put the shirts on them.
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Then anoint them, just as you anointed their father, so that they can serve me as priests. This anointing will make them priests for all time to come."
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Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded.
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So on the first day of the first month of the second year after they left Egypt, the Tent of the LORD's presence was set up.
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Moses put down its bases, set up its frames, attached its crossbars, and put up its posts.
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He spread out the covering over the Tent and put the outer covering over it, just as the LORD had commanded.
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Then he took the two stone tablets and put them in the Covenant Box. He put the poles in the rings of the Box and put the lid on it.
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Then he put the Box in the Tent and hung up the curtain. In this way he screened off the Covenant Box, just as the LORD had commanded.
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He put the table in the Tent, on the north side outside the curtain,
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and placed on it the bread offered to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded.
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He put the lampstand in the Tent, on the south side, opposite the table,
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and there in the LORD's presence he lit the lamps, just as the LORD had commanded.
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He put the gold altar in the Tent, in front of the curtain,
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and burned the sweet-smelling incense, just as the LORD had commanded.
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He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Tent,
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and there in front of the curtain he placed the altar for burning offerings. On it he sacrificed the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded.
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He put the washbasin between the Tent and the altar and filled it with water.
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Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there
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whenever they went into the Tent or to the altar, just as the LORD had commanded.
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Moses set up the enclosure around the Tent and the altar and hung the curtain at the entrance of the enclosure. So he finished all the work.
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Then the cloud covered the Tent and the dazzling light of the LORD's presence filled it.
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Because of this, Moses could not go into the Tent.
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The Israelites moved their camp to another place only when the cloud lifted from the Tent.
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As long as the cloud stayed there, they did not move their camp.
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During all their wanderings they could see the cloud of the LORD's presence over the Tent during the day and a fire burning above it during the night.
