Exodus 40

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 On the first day of the first month thou shall raise up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

3 And thou shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and thou shall screen the ark with the veil.

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

4 And thou shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it, and thou shall bring in the lampstand, and light the lamps of it.

Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

5 And thou shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

6 And thou shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

7 And thou shall set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shall put water in it.

And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

8 And thou shall set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.

9 And thou shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall hallow it, and all the furniture of it. And it shall be holy.

Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

10 And thou shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar. And the altar shall be most holy.

Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.

11 And thou shall anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 And thou shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water.

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

13 And thou shall put upon Aaron the holy garments, and thou shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.

14 And thou shall bring his sons, and put tunics upon them,

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 and thou shall anoint them, as thou anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. And their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

16 Thus did Moses. According to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.

So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.

18 And Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards of it, and put in the bars of it, and raised up its pillars.

When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark.

Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.

21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.

22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil.

Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

24 And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

25 And he lit the lamps before Jehovah, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,

27 and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

28 And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

29 And he set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it, with which to wash.

He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;

31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.

32 They washed when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, as Jehovah commanded Moses.

They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33 And he raised up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereupon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys,

Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.

37 but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up.

If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.