Exodus 40
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
And the Lord said to Moses,
2 The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set up the tabernacle of the testimony,
On the first day of the first month you are to put up the House of the Tent of meeting.
3 And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:
And inside it put the ark of the law, hanging the veil before it.
4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps,
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.
5 And the altar of gold whereon the incense is burnt, before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle,
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.
6 And before it the altar of holocaust:
And put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting.
7 The laver between the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt fill it with water.
And let the washing-vessel, with water in it, be put between the Tent of meeting and the altar.
8 And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof.
And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway.
9 And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified:
And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy:
10 The altar of holocaust and all its vessels:
And put oil on the altar of burned offering, and make it and all its vessels holy; this altar is to be most holy.
11 The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy.
And put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water,
Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,
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 take his sons with him and put coats on them;
15 Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood.
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.
16 And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded.
And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.
17 So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
So on the first day of the first month in the second year the House was put up.
18 And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars,
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;
19 And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded.
Stretching the outer tent over it, and covering it, as the Lord had given him orders.
20 And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.
And he took the law and put it inside the ark, and put the rods at its side and the cover over it;
21 And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfill the commandment of the Lord.
And he took the ark into the House, hanging up the veil before it as the Lord had given him orders.
22 And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil,
And he put the table in the Tent of meeting, on the north side outside the veil.
23 Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
And he put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.
24 He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side,
The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:
25 Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.
Lighting the lights before the Lord, as the Lord had given him orders.
26 He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil,
And he put the gold altar in the Tent of meeting, in front of the veil:
27 And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Burning sweet perfumes on it, as the Lord had given him orders.
28 And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony,
And he put up the curtain at the doorway of the House.
29 And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded.
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.
30 And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.
And between the altar and the Tent of meeting he put the vessel with water in it for washing.
31 And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet,
In it the hands and feet of Moses and Aaron and his sons were washed,
32 When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Whenever they went into the Tent of meeting, and when they came near the altar, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
33 He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected,
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.
34 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.
Then the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord;
35 Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all.
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.
36 If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops:
And whenever the cloud was taken up from the House, the children of Israel went forward on their journey:
37 If it hung over, they remained in the same place.
But while the cloud was there, they made no move till it was taken up.
38 For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions.
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.
