Exodus 40

1 The Lord told Moses,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “Put up the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the first month of the year.

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

3 Place the Ark of the Testimony inside it. Make sure the Ark is behind the veil.

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

4 Bring in the table and put on it what's necessary. Bring in the lampstand too, and set up its lamps.

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

5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

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

6 Set up the altar of burnt offering opposite the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

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

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

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

8 Set up the courtyard that's around it, and put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance.

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

9 Use the anointing oil to anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it. Dedicate it and all its furniture to make it holy.

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

10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils. Dedicate the altar and it will be especially holy.

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

11 Anoint and dedicate the basin with its stand.

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

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

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

13 Then you are to put on Aaron the holy clothes, anoint him, and dedicate him, so that he may serve me as a priest.

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

14 Have his sons come forward and dress them with tunics.

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 Anoint them in the same way as you anointed their father, so that they can also serve me as priests. Their anointing makes their line priests forever, for generations to come.”

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.”

16 Moses carried out all the Lord's instructions.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

17 The Tabernacle was put up on the first day of the first month of the second year.

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

18 When Moses put up the Tabernacle, he placed its stands, attached its frames, connected its crossbars, and erected its posts.

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

19 Then he spread the tent over the Tabernacle and placed the covering over the tent, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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

20 Moses took the Testimony and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.

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.

21 Then he carried the Ark into the Tabernacle. He put up the veil, and made sure the Ark of the Testimony was behind it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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.

22 Moses placed the table inside the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil.

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

23 He laid out the bread on it in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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

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

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

25 and put up the lamps in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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

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

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

27 and he burned aromatic incense on it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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

28 Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

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

29 He set up the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and presented the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had ordered him to do.

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.

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

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

31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet

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

32 They washed whenever they went into the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.

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

33 Moses set up the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance. This marked the end of the work done by Moses.

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.

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

35 Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

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.

36 Whenever the cloud rose from the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set off again on their journey.

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

37 If the cloud did not rise, they wouldn't set out until it did.

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

38 The cloud of the Lord stayed over the Tabernacle by day, and fire burned inside the cloud by night, so that it could be seen by every Israelite wherever they traveled.

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.