Exodus 40

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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 shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen 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.

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

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,

And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door 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,

And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of 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 thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

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

And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

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;

And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof; 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;

And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar; and the altar shall be most holy.

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

And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

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

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt 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 thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto Me in the priest's office.

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

And thou shalt bring his sons, and put tunics upon them.

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.”

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office; and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.'

16 And Moses does according to all that YHWH has commanded him; so he has done.

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

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;

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

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

19 and spreads the tent over the Dwelling Place, and puts the covering of the tent on it above, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

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;

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the ark-cover above upon 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.

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

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,

And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

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

And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

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

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

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

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

And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil;

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

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the screen of the door 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.

And the altar of burnt-offering he set at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

30 And he puts the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and puts water [in] there for washing,

And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash;

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

that Moses and Aaron and his sons might wash their hands and their feet thereat;

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

when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they should wash; as the LORD 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 he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. 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.

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, 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;

And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys.

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

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