Exodus 40

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

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

On the first day of the first month, at the new moon, you shall set up the tabernacle of witness,

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

and you shall place [in it] the ark of the testimony, and shall cover the ark with the veil,

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

and you shall bring in the table and shall set forth that which is to be set forth on it; and you shall bring in the candlestick and place its lamps on it.

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

And you shall place the golden altar, to burn incense before the ark; and you shall put a covering of a veil on the door of the tabernacle of witness.

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

And you shall put the altar of burnt offerings by the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and you shall set up the tabernacle round about, and you shall hallow all that belongs to it round about.

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

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

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

And you shall take the anointing oil, and shall anoint the tabernacle, and all things in it; and shall sanctify it, and all its furniture, and it shall be holy.

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

And you shall anoint the altar of burnt offerings, and all its furniture; and you shall hallow the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

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

And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doors of the tabernacle of witness, and you shall wash them with water.

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

And you shall put on Aaron the holy garments, and you shall anoint him, and you shall sanctify him, and he shall minister to me as priest.

14 Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

And you shall bring up his sons, and shall put garments on them.

15 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.”

And you shall anoint them as you did anoint their father, and they shall minister to me as priests; and it shall be that they shall have an everlasting anointing of priesthood, throughout their generations.

16 Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

And Moses did all things whatever the Lord commanded him, so did he.

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

And it came to pass in the first month, in the second year after their going forth out of Egypt, at the new moon, that the tabernacle was set up.

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

And Moses set up the tabernacle, and put on the chapiters, and put the bars into their places, and set up the posts.

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

And he stretched out the curtains over the tabernacle, and put the veil of the tabernacle on it above as the Lord commanded Moses.

20 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.

And he took the testimonies, and put them into the ark; and he put the staves by the sides of the ark.

21 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.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and put on [it] the covering of the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

And he put the table in the tabernacle of witness, on the north side without the veil of the tabernacle.

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

And he put on it the show bread before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

And he put the candlestick into the tabernacle of witness, on the side of the tabernacle toward the south.

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

And he put on it its lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

And he put the golden altar in the tabernacle of witness before the veil;

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

and he burnt on it incense of composition, as the Lord commanded Moses.

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

29 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.

And he put the altar of the burnt offerings by the doors of the tabernacle.

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

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

And he set up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar; and Moses accomplished all the works.

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

33 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 the LORD filled the tabernacle.

And the cloud covered the tabernacle of witness, and the tabernacle was filled with the glory of the Lord.

35 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.

And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed it, and the tabernacle was filled with the glory of the Lord.

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

And when the cloud went up from the tabernacle, the children of Israel prepared to depart with their baggage.

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

And if the cloud went not up, they did not prepare to depart, till the day when the cloud went up.

38 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.

For a cloud was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night before all Israel, in all their journeyings.