Exodus 40
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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 of the new year you must set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
3 And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:
You must place the ark of the testimony in it, and you must shield the ark with the curtain.
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,
You must bring in the table and set in order the things that belong on it. Then you must bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps.
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,
You must put the golden incense altar before the ark of the testimony, and you must put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
6 And before it the altar of holocaust:
You must put the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.
7 The laver between the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt fill it with water.
You must put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and you must put water in it.
8 And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof.
You must set up the courtyard around it, and you must hang up the curtain at the courtyard entrance.
9 And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified:
You must take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it. You must set it apart and all its furnishings to me; then it will be holy.
10 The altar of holocaust and all its vessels:
You must anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its utensils. You must set apart the altar to me and it will become very holy to me.
11 The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy.
You must anoint the bronze basin and its base and set it apart to me.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water,
You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and you must wash them with water.
You are to clothe Aaron with the garments that are set apart to me, anoint him and set him apart so that he may serve as my priest.
You are to bring his sons and clothe them with coats.
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.
You must anoint them as you anointed their father so that they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will make for them a permanent priesthood throughout their people's generations.”
16 And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded.
This is what Moses did; he followed all that Yahweh had commanded him. He did all these things.
17 So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.
So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
18 And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars,
Moses set up the tabernacle, put its bases in place, set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its pillars and posts.
19 And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded.
He spread the covering over the tabernacle and put tent over it, as Yahweh had commanded him.
20 And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.
He took the covenant decrees and put them into the ark. He also placed the poles on the ark and put the atonement lid on 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.
He brought the ark into the tabernacle. He set up the curtain for it to shield the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded him.
22 And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil,
He put the table into the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain.
23 Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
He placed the bread in order on the table before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded him.
24 He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side,
He put the lampstand into the tent of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.
25 Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.
He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded him.
26 He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil,
He put the golden incense altar into the tent of meeting in front of the curtain.
27 And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
He burned fragrant incense on it, as Yahweh had commanded him.
28 And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony,
He hung the curtain at the tabernacle entrance.
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.
He put the altar for the burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. He offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as Yahweh had commanded him.
30 And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.
He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and he put water in it for washing.
31 And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet,
Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet from the basin
32 When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
whenever they would go into the tent of meeting and whenever they would go up to the altar. They washed themselves, as Yahweh had commanded 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,
Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar. He set up the curtain at the courtyard entrance. In this way, Moses finished the work.
34 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.
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.
Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and because Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.
36 If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops:
Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey.
37 If it hung over, they remained in the same place.
But if the cloud did not rise up from the tabernacle, then the people would not travel. They would stay until the day that it was lifted 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 Yahweh's cloud was over the tabernacle by day, and his fire was over it by night, in plain view of all the people of Israel throughout their journey.
