Exodus 40

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Then spake Yahweh unto 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 month, in the first month, shalt thou rear the habitation, of the tent of meeting;

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

and thou shalt put therein, the ark of the testimony, —and shalt screen 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 thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order what is to be arranged thereupon, —and thou shalt bring in the lampstand, and mount the lamps thereof;

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 thou shalt place the altar of gold for incense, before the ark of the testimony, —and put up the screen for the opening of the habitation;

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

and thou shalt place the altar for the ascending-sacrifice, —before the opening of the habitation of the tent of meeting;

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

and thou shalt place the laver between the tent of meeting, and the altar, and shalt put therein water,

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

And thou shalt put up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

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 thou shalt take the oil of anointing, and anoint the habitation and all that is therein, —and shalt hallow it. and all the furniture thereof so shall it be holy.

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

And thou shalt anoint the altar of ascending sacrifice, and all its utensils, —and hallow the altar, so shall the altar be most holy:

11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

and thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, —and shalt hallow it.

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

And thou shalt bring near Aaron and his sons, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, —and shalt bathe them in the 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 thou shalt clothe Aaron with the holy garments, —and shalt anoint him and hallow him so shall he minister as priest unto me.

14 Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

His sons also, shalt thou bring near, —and shalt clothe them with tunics;

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 shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father, and they shall minister as priests unto me, —so shall their anointing remain to them for an age-abiding priesthood, to their generations.

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

And Moses did, —according to all that Yahweh had commanded him, so did he.

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

Thus came it to pass, in the first month, in the second year, on the first of the month, that the habitation was reared.

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

Yea Moses reared the habitation, and placed its sockets, and fixed its boards, and fastened its bars, —and reared its pillars.

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

Then spread he abroad the tent upon the habitation, and put the covering of the tent upon it, above, —As Yahweh 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 and placed the testimony within the ark, and put the staves upon the ark, —and placed the propitiatory upon the ark, above;

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 brought in the ark into the habitation, and put up the screening veil, and screened over the ark of the testimony, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

And he placed the table in the tent of meeting, —on the side of the habitation northward, —outside the veil;

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

and set in order thereupon the arrangement of bread before Yahweh, —As Yahweh 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 lampstand, in the tent of meeting, over against the table, —on the side of the habitation southward;

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

and mounted the lamps before Yahweh, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

And he put the altar of gold in the tent of meeting, —before the veil;

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

and burned thereupon the fragrant incense, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

And he put up the screen of the entrance pertaining to the habitation;

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, the altar of ascending-sacrifice, put he at the entrance of the habitation of the tent of meeting, —and he caused to ascend thereupon the ascending-sacrifice, and the meal-offering, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.

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

And he put the laver, between the tent of meeting, and the altar, —and put therein water for bathing;

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

and Moses and Aaron and his sons thenceforth bathed thereat, —their hands and their feet;

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

when they were entering into the tent of meeting, and when they were drawing near unto the altar, then used they to bathe, —As Yahweh 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.

And he reared the court round about to the habitation and to the altar, and put up the screen of the gate of the court, —and Moses finished the work.

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

Then did the cloud cover the tent of meeting, —and, the glory of Yahweh, filled the habitation;

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 tent of meeting, because the cloud had made its habitation thereupon, —and the glory of Yahweh, filled the habitation.

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

And whensoever the cloud ascended from off the habitation, then did the sons of Israel set forward, in all their journeyings;

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

but if the cloud did not ascend, then did they not set forward—until the day when it did ascend.

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, the cloud of Yahweh, was upon the habitation by day, and, a fire, came to be by night therein, —in the sight of all the house of Israel in all their journeyings.