Exodus 40

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

And YHWH speaks 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,

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

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

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

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

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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;

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;

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;

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

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

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 you have brought Aaron and his sons near to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, and have bathed 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.

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

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

And you bring his sons near, and have 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.'

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.”

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

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

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;

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;

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 raises up the Dwelling Place, and sets its sockets, and places its boards, and places its bars, and raises its 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 spreads the tent over the Dwelling Place, and puts the covering of the tent on it above, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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 takes and puts the Testimony into the Ark, and sets the poles on the Ark, and puts the propitiatory covering on the Ark 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 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.

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 puts the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the Dwelling Place northward, at the outside of the veil,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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 have washed their hands and their feet at the same;

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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.