Exodus 40

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 On the first day of the first month you are to put up the House of the Tent of meeting.

On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

3 And inside it put the ark of the law, hanging the veil before it.

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and separate the ark with the vail.

4 And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

And thou shalt bring in the table, and arrange the order of the showbread upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

5 And put the gold altar for burning perfumes in front of the ark of the law, hanging the curtain over the doorway of the House.

And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony; and thou shalt put up the hanging at the door to the tabernacle.

6 And put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting.

And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

7 And let the washing-vessel, with water in it, be put between the Tent of meeting and the altar.

And thou shalt set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.

8 And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway.

And thou shalt set up the court round about, and put up the hanging at the gate of the court.

9 And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy:

And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein; and thou shalt hallow it, with all its vessels, and it shall be holy.

10 And put oil on the altar of burned offering, and make it and all its vessels holy; this altar is to be most holy.

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

11 And put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy.

And thou shalt anoint the laver with its foot, and sanctify it.

12 Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,

And thou shalt bring near Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

13 You are to put on Aaron the holy robes; and you are to put oil on him, and make him holy, so that he may be my priest.

And thou shalt clothe Aaron with the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may be a priest unto me.

14 And take his sons with him and put coats on them;

And his sons shalt thou bring near, and clothe them with coats:

15 And put oil on them as you did on their father, so that they may be my priests: the putting on of oil will make them priests for ever, from generation to generation.

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou hast anointed their father, that they may be priests unto me; and this shall be, that their anointing shall be unto them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

16 And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.

And Moses did so; all, just as the Lord had commanded him, so did he.

17 So on the first day of the first month in the second year the House was put up.

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

18 Moses put up the House; placing its bases in position and lifting up its uprights, putting in the rods and planting the pillars in their places;

And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and placed its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and reared up its pillars.

19 Stretching the outer tent over it, and covering it, as the Lord had given him orders.

And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent over it above; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

20 And he took the law and put it inside the ark, and put the rods at its side and the cover over it;

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

21 And he took the ark into the House, hanging up the veil before it as the Lord had given him orders.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the separation, and made therewith a separation for the ark of the testimony; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 And he put the table in the Tent of meeting, on the north side outside the veil.

And he put the table in the tabernacle of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle, northward, without the vail.

23 And he put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.

And he arranged upon it the order of bread before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:

And he placed the candlestick in the tabernacle of the congregation, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle, southward.

25 Lighting the lights before the Lord, as the Lord had given him orders.

And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

26 And he put the gold altar in the Tent of meeting, in front of the veil:

And he placed the golden altar in the tabernacle of the congregation before the vail.

27 Burning sweet perfumes on it, as the Lord had given him orders.

And he burnt thereon the incense of spices; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

28 And he put up the curtain at the doorway of the House.

And he put up the hanging at the door to the tabernacle.

29 And at the door of the House of the Tent of meeting, he put the altar of burned offerings, offering on it the burned offering and the meal offering, as the Lord had given him orders.

And the altar of burnt-offering he placed by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation; and he offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meat-offering; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 And between the altar and the Tent of meeting he put the vessel with water in it for washing.

And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, for washing.

31 In it the hands and feet of Moses and Aaron and his sons were washed,

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed therefrom their hands and their feet.

32 Whenever they went into the Tent of meeting, and when they came near the altar, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

When they went in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed themselves; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33 And he put up the hangings forming the open space round the House and the altar, and put the curtain over the doorway. So Moses made the work complete.

And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and put up the hanging of the gate of the court; and so did Moses finish the work.

34 Then the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord;

And the cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

35 So that Moses was not able to go into the Tent of meeting, because the cloud was resting on it, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord.

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation; because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

36 And whenever the cloud was taken up from the House, the children of Israel went forward on their journey:

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel were wont to go onward in all their journeyings.

37 But while the cloud was there, they made no move till it was taken up.

But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that is was taken up.

38 For the cloud of the Lord was resting on the House by day, and at night there was fire in the cloud, before the eyes of all the people of Israel, and so it was through all their journeys.

For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and a fire was by night on it, before the eyes of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeyings.