Exodus 40

1 Then the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 In the first day of the first moneth in the very first of the same moneth shalt thou set vp the Tabernacle, called ye Tabernacle of the Congregation:

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

3 And thou shalt put therein the Arke of the Testimonie, and couer the Arke with the vaile.

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

4 Also thou shalt bring in the Table, and set it in order as it doth require: thou shalt also bring in the Candlesticke, and light his lampes,

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

5 And thou shalt set ye incense Altar of gold before the Arke of the Testimonie, and put the hanging at the doore of 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 Moreouer, thou shalt set the burnt offering Altar before the doore of the Tabernacle, called the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

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

7 And thou shalt set the Lauer betweene the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the Altar, and put water therein.

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

8 Then thou shalt appoynt the courte round about, and hang vp the hanging at the courte gate.

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

9 After, thou shalt take the anoynting oyle, and anoynt the Tabernacle, and all that is therein, and halowe it with all the instruments thereof, that it may be 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 And thou shalt anoynt the Altar of the burnt offring, and all his instruments, and shalt sanctifie the Altar, that it may bee an altar most holie.

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

11 Also thou shalt anoynt the Lauer, and his foote, and shalt sanctifie it.

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 Then thou shalt bring Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water.

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

13 And thou shalt put vpon Aaron the holy garmentes, and shalt anoynt him, and sanctifie him, that he may minister vnto me in the Priestes office.

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 Thou shalt also bring his sonnes, and clothe them with garments,

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 And shalt anoynt them as thou diddest anoynt their father, that they may minister vnto mee in the Priestes office: for their anoynting shall be a signe, that the Priesthood shall be euerlasting vnto them throughout their generations.

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 So Moses did according to all that ye Lord had commanded him: so did he.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

17 Thus was the Tabernacle reared vp the first day of the first moneth in the seconde yeere.

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

18 Then Moses reared vp the Tabernacle and fastened his sockets, and set vp the boardes thereof, and put in the barres of it, and reared vp his pillars.

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

19 And he spred the couering ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of that couering on hie aboue it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

20 And he tooke and put the Testimonie in the Arke, and put the barres in the ringes of the Arke, and set the Merciseate on hie vpon the Arke.

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 He brought also the Arke into the Tabernacle, and hanged vp the couering vaile, and couered the Arke of the Testimonie, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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 Furthermore he put the Table in the Tabernacle of the Congregation in the Northside of the Tabernacle, without the vaile,

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

23 And set the bread in order before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

24 Also he put the Candlesticke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, ouer against the Table toward ye Southside 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 he lighted the lampes before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

26 Moreouer he set the golden Altar in the Tabernacle of the Congregation before the vayle,

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

27 And burnt sweete incense thereon, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

28 Also he hanged vp the vayle at the doore of the Tabernacle.

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

29 After, he set the burnt offring Altar without the doore of the Tabernacle, called the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and offered the burnt offering and the sacrifice thereon, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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 Likewise he set the Lauer betweene the Tabernacle of the Congregation and the Altar, and powred water therein to wash with.

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

31 So Moses and Aaron, and his sonnes washed their handes and their feete thereat.

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

32 When they went into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and when they approched to the Altar, they washed, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

33 Finally, he reared vp the court rounde about the Tabernacle and the Altar, and hanged vp the vaile at the court gate: so Moses finished the worke.

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 couered the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and the glorie of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

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

35 So Moses could not enter into the Tabernacle of the Congregation, because the cloude abode thereon, and the glorie 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 Nowe when the cloude ascended vp from the Tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward in all their iourneyes.

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

37 But if the cloude ascended not, then they iourneyed not till the day that it ascended.

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

38 For the cloude of the Lord was vpon the Tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their iourneyes.

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.