Exodus 40

1 The Lord told Moses,

And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

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 shall you set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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

And you shall put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover 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.

And you shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

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.

And you shall set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

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

And you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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

And you shall set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shall put water therein.

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

And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

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

And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shall hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: 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.

And you shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

11 Anoint and dedicate the basin with its stand.

And you shall anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

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

And you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 shall put on Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

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

And you shall bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

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.”

And you shall anoint them, as you did anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

16 Moses carried out all the Lord's instructions.

Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

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

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

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

And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.

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

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above on it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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.

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on 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.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, on the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

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

And he set the bread in order on it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the veil:

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

And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he set up the hanging at the door of 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.

And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash with.

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

And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

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

When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as the LORD 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 he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, 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.

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud stayed thereon, 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.

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

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

But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that 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 on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.