Exodus 40

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

“On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.

5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the covenant, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

“You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water therein.

8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that [is] therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

“You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture, and it will be holy.

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

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar, and the altar will be most holy.

11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

“You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.

13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest’s office.

14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them.

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”

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

Moses did so. According to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did.

17 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.

In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was raised up.

18 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.

Moses raised up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.

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

He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

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

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the covenant, as the LORD commanded Moses.

22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside of the veil.

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

He set the bread in order on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

He put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.

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

He lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

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

and he burned incense of sweet spices on it, as the LORD commanded Moses.

28 And he set up the hanging [at] the door of the tabernacle.

He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

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

He set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as the LORD commanded Moses.

30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash [withal].

He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water therein, with which to wash.

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

Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.

33 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.

He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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

35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD’s glory filled the tabernacle.

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

When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;

37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

but if the cloud wasn’t taken up, then they didn’t travel until the day that it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of the LORD [was] upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.