Exodus 40

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 “On the first day of the month, in the first month, you raise up the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting,

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

3 and have set the Ark of the Testimony [in] there, and have covered over the Ark with the veil,

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

4 and have brought in the table, and set its arrangement in order, and have brought in the lampstand, and caused its lamps to go up.

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

5 And you have put the golden altar for incense before the Ark of the Testimony, and have put the covering of the opening to the Dwelling Place,

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 and have put the altar of the burnt-offering before the opening of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting,

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

7 and have put the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and have put water [in] there.

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

8 And you have set the court all around, and have placed the covering of the gate of the court,

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

9 and have taken the anointing oil, and anointed the Dwelling Place, and all that [is] in it, and hallowed it, and all its vessels, and it has been 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 you have anointed the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctified the altar, and the altar has been most holy;

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

11 and you have anointed the laver and its base, and sanctified it.

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 And you have brought Aaron and his sons near to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and have bathed them with water;

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

13 and you have clothed Aaron with the holy garments, and anointed him, and sanctified him, and he has acted as priest to Me.

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 And you bring his sons near, and have clothed them with coats,

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 and anointed them as you have anointed their father, and they have acted as priests to Me, and their anointing has been to them for a continuous priesthood 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 And Moses does according to all that YHWH has commanded him; so he has done.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

17 And it comes to pass, in the first month, in the second year, on the first of the month, the Dwelling Place has been raised up;

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

18 and Moses raises up the Dwelling Place, and sets its sockets, and places its boards, and places its bars, and raises its pillars,

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

19 and spreads the tent over the Dwelling Place, and puts the covering of the tent on it above, as YHWH has 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 takes and puts the Testimony into the Ark, and sets the poles on the Ark, and puts the propitiatory covering on the Ark above;

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 and brings the Ark into the Dwelling Place, and places the veil of the covering, and covers over the Ark of the Testimony, as YHWH has 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 And he puts the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the Dwelling Place northward, at the outside of the veil,

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

23 and sets in order the arrangement of bread on it, before YHWH, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

24 And he puts the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the Dwelling Place southward,

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

25 and causes the lamps to go up before YHWH, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

26 And he sets the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting, before the veil,

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

27 and makes incense on it—spice-incense—as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

28 And he sets the covering [at] the opening of the Dwelling Place,

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

29 and he has set the altar of the burnt-offering [at] the opening of the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting, and causes the burnt-offering to go up on it, and the present, as YHWH has 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 And he puts the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and puts water [in] there for washing,

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

31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons have washed their hands and their feet at the same;

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

32 in their going into the Tent of Meeting, and in their drawing near to the altar, they wash, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

33 And he raises up the court all around the Dwelling Place, and around the altar, and places the covering of the gate of the court; and Moses completes the work.

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 And the cloud covers the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of YHWH has filled the Dwelling Place;

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

35 and Moses has not been able to go into the Tent of Meeting, for the cloud has dwelt on it, and the glory of YHWH has filled the Dwelling Place.

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 And in the going up of the cloud from off the Dwelling Place the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys;

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

37 and if the cloud does not go up then they do not journey, until the day of its going up.

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

38 For the cloud of YHWH [is] on the Dwelling Place by day, and fire is in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel in all their journeys.

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.