Exodus 40
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
2 “On the first day of the first month next year, [tell the people to] set up the Sacred Tent.
'On the first day of the month, in the first month, thou dost raise up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
3 Put inside it the sacred chest [that contains the stone slabs on which are engraved] the Ten Commandments, and hang the curtain in front of it.
and hast set there the ark of the testimony, and hast covered over the ark with the vail,
4 Bring the table into the Sacred Tent, and place on it all the things that are to be used with it. Bring in the lampstand and fasten the lamps to it.
and hast brought in the table, and set its arrangement in order, and hast brought in the candlestick, and caused its lamps to go up.
5 Put the gold altar for [burning] incense in front of the sacred chest, and set up the curtain at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
'And thou hast put the golden altar for perfume before the ark of the testimony, and hast put the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,
6 Put the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the Sacred Tent.
and hast put the altar of the burnt-offering before the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
7 Put the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the altar, and fill it with water.
and hast put the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there.
8 Hang the curtains that will surround the courtyard, and hang the curtain at its entrance.
'And thou hast set the court round about, and hast placed the covering of the gate of the court,
9 Then take the oil for anointing, and anoint the Sacred Tent and everything that is in it, to (set it apart/dedicate it) to me. Then it will be holy/sacred.
and hast taken the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle, and all that [is] in it, and hallowed it, and all its vessels, and it hath been holy;
10 Also anoint the altar for offering sacrifices that will be completely burned, and all the things that will be used with it, and set it apart. Then it also will be holy/sacred.
and thou hast anointed the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctified the altar, and the altar hath been most holy;
11 Also anoint the washbasin and its base, to set it apart.
and thou hast anointed the laver and its base, and sanctified it.
12 Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Sacred Tent, and wash them [ritually] with water.
'And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;
13 Then put on Aaron his sacred clothes to (set him apart/dedicate him), in order that he can serve me as a priest.
and thou hast clothed Aaron with the holy garments, and anointed him, and sanctified him, and he hath acted as priest to Me.
14 Also bring his sons there. Put their sacred tunics/gowns on them
'And his sons thou dost bring near, and hast clothed them with coats,
15 and anoint them just as you anointed their father, in order that they also may serve me by working as priests. By anointing them [and their descendants], you will cause them and their descendants to be priests throughout all coming generations.”
and anointed them as thou hast anointed their father, and they have acted as priests to Me, and their anointing hath been to be to them for a priesthood age-during, to their generations.'
16 Moses/I did all these things exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
And Moses doth according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.
17 On the first day of the first month of the next year (OR, second year [after they/we left Egypt]), the people set up the Sacred Tent.
And it cometh to pass, in the first month, in the second year, in the first of the month, the tabernacle hath been raised up;
18 Following Moses’/my instructions, they set up the Sacred Tent and its bases, set up the frames, attached the crossbars, and put up the posts [for the curtains].
and Moses raiseth up the tabernacle, and setteth its sockets, and placeth its boards, and placeth its bars, and raiseth its pillars,
19 Then they spread out the coverings over the Sacred Tent, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
and spreadeth the tent over the tabernacle, and putteth the covering of the tent upon it above, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
20 Then he/I took the two stone slabs [on which the commandments were written] and put them in the sacred chest. He/I put the carrying poles [in the rings] on the chest and put the lid on top of the chest.
And he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above;
21 Then he/I took the chest into [the Very Holy Place inside] the Sacred Tent and hung the curtain. In that way, he/I prevented the people who were outside from seeing the chest. He/I did all this exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
and bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
22 He/I set the table inside the Sacred Tent, on the north side, outside the curtain.
And he putteth the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, at the outside of the vail,
23 He/I placed on the table the bread that was offered to Yahweh, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
and setteth in order upon it the arrangement of bread, before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
24 He/I set the lampstand inside the Sacred Tent, on the south side, opposite the table.
And he putteth the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over-against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward,
25 Then he/I fastened the lamps to the lampstand in Yahweh’s presence, exactly as Yahweh had commanded.
and causeth the lamps to go up before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
26 He/I set the golden altar for burning incense inside the Sacred Tent, in front of the curtain [that separated the Holy Place from the Very Holy Place],
And he setteth the golden altar in the tent of meeting, before the vail,
27 and he/I burned some sweet-smelling incense on it, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
and maketh perfume on it — spice-perfume — as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
28 He/I hung the curtain at the entrance to the Sacred Tent.
And he setteth the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,
29 At the entrance to the Sacred Tent, he/I set the altar for offering sacrifices that were to be burned completely. Then he/I offered on it the meat that was to be burned completely and the grain offering, exactly as Yahweh had commanded him/me.
and the altar of the burnt-offering he hath set at the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and causeth the burnt-offering to go up upon it, and the present, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
30 He/I set the washbasin between the Sacred Tent and the [bronze] altar, and he/I filled the washbasin with water.
And he putteth the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and putteth water there for washing,
31 Every time Moses/I and Aaron and his sons went into the Sacred Tent or went to the altar, they/we washed their/our hands and feet [ritually], exactly as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
and Moses and Aaron and his sons have washed their hands and their feet at the same;
in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
33 Following Moses’/my instructions, they hung the curtains that surrounded the courtyard and the altar, and they hung the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses/I finished that work.
And he raiseth up the court round about the tabernacle, and about the altar, and placeth the covering of the gate of the court; and Moses completeth the work.
34 Then the [tall bright] cloud covered the Sacred Tent, and Yahweh’s (glory/brilliant light) filled the Sacred Tent.
And the cloud covereth the tent of meeting, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle;
35 Because that light was very bright, Moses/I was not able to enter the Sacred Tent.
and Moses hath not been able to go in unto the tent of meeting, for the cloud hath tabernacled on it, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle.
36 From that day, whenever the Israeli people wanted to move to another place, they went only when the bright cloud rose from above the Sacred Tent.
And in the going up of the cloud from off the tabernacle the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys;
37 If the cloud did not rise, they stayed where they were and did not go on until the cloud rose.
and if the cloud go not up then they journey not, until the day of its going up:
38 Wherever they traveled, the bright cloud that [indicated] Yahweh’s [presence] was above the Sacred Tent during the day, and a [bright] fire was inside the cloud at night, with the result that all the Israeli people [MTY] could see it [at any time].
for the cloud of Jehovah [is] on the tabernacle by day, and fire is in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel in all their journeys.
