Exodus 40

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

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 are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

3 And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil.

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off 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 lampstand, and light its lamps.

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 the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to 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 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent 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 laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water in it.

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

8 And thou shalt set up the court all around, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

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

9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shalt hallow it, and all its vessels: and it shall 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 anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

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

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

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door 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 upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister to me in the priest’s 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 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting 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 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

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.

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

18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened its sockets, and set up its boards, and put in its bars, and reared up 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 he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD 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 took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staffs on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

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 he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD 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 put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil.

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

23 And he set the bread in order upon it 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 And he put the lampstand in the tent of the congregation, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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 lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Then he put up the curtain at the entrance 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 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 set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash with.

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 washed their hands and their feet from it:

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

32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as the LORD 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 reared up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished 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 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 glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode on it, and the glory 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 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward 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 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

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