Exodus 40

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 'On the first day of the month, in the first month, thou dost raise up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set up the tabernacle of the testimony,

3 and hast set there the ark of the testimony, and hast covered over the ark with the vail,

And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:

4 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.

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps,

5 '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,

And the altar of gold whereon the incense is burnt, before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle,

6 and hast put the altar of the burnt-offering before the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

And before it the altar of holocaust:

7 and hast put the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and hast put water there.

The laver between the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt fill it with water.

8 'And thou hast set the court round about, and hast placed the covering of the gate of the court,

And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof.

9 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;

And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified:

10 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;

The altar of holocaust and all its vessels:

11 and thou hast anointed the laver and its base, and sanctified it.

The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy.

12 'And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water,

13 and thou hast clothed Aaron with the holy garments, and anointed him, and sanctified him, and he hath acted as priest to Me.

14 'And his sons thou dost bring near, and hast clothed them with coats,

15 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.'

Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood.

16 And Moses doth according to all that Jehovah hath commanded him; so he hath done.

And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded.

17 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;

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

18 and Moses raiseth up the tabernacle, and setteth its sockets, and placeth its boards, and placeth its bars, and raiseth its pillars,

And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars,

19 and spreadeth the tent over the tabernacle, and putteth the covering of the tent upon it above, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded.

20 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;

And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.

21 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.

And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfill the commandment of the Lord.

22 And he putteth the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, at the outside of the vail,

And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil,

23 and setteth in order upon it the arrangement of bread, before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 And he putteth the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over-against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward,

He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side,

25 and causeth the lamps to go up before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.

26 And he setteth the golden altar in the tent of meeting, before the vail,

He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil,

27 and maketh perfume on it — spice-perfume — as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

28 And he setteth the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,

And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony,

29 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.

And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded.

30 And he putteth the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and putteth water there for washing,

And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.

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

And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet,

32 in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33 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.

He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected,

34 And the cloud covereth the tent of meeting, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle;

The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.

35 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.

Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all.

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

If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops:

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

If it hung over, they remained in the same place.

38 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.

For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions.