Exodus 40

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

“On the first day of the first month of the new year you must set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

3 You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall veil the ark with the curtain.

You must place the ark of the testimony in it, and you must shield the ark with the curtain.

4 You shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the menorah, and light its lamps.

You must bring in the table and set in order the things that belong on it. Then you must bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps.

5 You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

You must put the golden incense altar before the ark of the testimony, and you must put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

6 You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

You must put the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

7 You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and shall put water in it.

You must put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and you must put water in it.

8 You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

You must set up the courtyard around it, and you must hang up the curtain at the courtyard entrance.

9 You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture: and it will be holy.

You must take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it. You must set it apart and all its furnishings to me; then it will be holy.

10 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar will be most holy.

You must anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its utensils. You must set apart the altar to me and it will become very holy to me.

11 You shall anoint the basin and its base, and sanctify it.

You must anoint the bronze basin and its base and set it apart to me.

12 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the Tent of Meeting, and shall wash them with water.

You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and you must wash them with water.

13 You shall put on Aaron the holy garments; and you shall anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the office of cohen.

You are to clothe Aaron with the garments that are set apart to me, anoint him and set him apart so that he may serve as my priest.

14 You shall bring his sons, and put coats on them.

You are to bring his sons and clothe them with coats.

15 You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the office of cohen. Their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting office of cohen throughout their generations."

You must anoint them as you anointed their father so that they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will make for them a permanent priesthood throughout their people's generations.”

16 Moses did so. According to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did.

This is what Moses did; he followed all that Yahweh had commanded him. He did all these things.

17 It happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was set up.

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

18 And Moses erected the tabernacle, and put its sockets in place, and set up its hooks and its boards, and put in its bars, and he erected its pillars.

Moses set up the tabernacle, put its bases in place, set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its pillars and posts.

19 He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He spread the covering over the tabernacle and put tent over it, as Yahweh had commanded him.

20 He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

He took the covenant decrees and put them into the ark. He also placed the poles on the ark and put the atonement lid on it.

21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the curtain as the screen, and concealed the ark of the testimony, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He brought the ark into the tabernacle. He set up the curtain for it to shield the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh had commanded him.

22 He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside of the veil.

He put the table into the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain.

23 He set the bread in order on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He placed the bread in order on the table before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded him.

24 He put the menorah in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

He put the lampstand into the tent of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle.

25 He lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded him.

26 He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;

He put the golden incense altar into the tent of meeting in front of the curtain.

27 and he burnt incense of sweet spices on it, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He burned fragrant incense on it, as Yahweh had commanded him.

28 He put up the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

He hung the curtain at the tabernacle entrance.

29 He set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as the LORD commanded Moses.

He put the altar for the burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. He offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as Yahweh had commanded him.

30 He set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, with which to wash.

He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and he put water in it for washing.

31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet there.

Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and their feet from the basin

32 When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.

whenever they would go into the tent of meeting and whenever they would go up to the altar. They washed themselves, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

33 He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar. He set up the curtain at the courtyard entrance. In this way, Moses finished the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.

35 Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD's glory filled the tabernacle.

Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and because Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.

36 When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;

Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey.

37 but if the cloud wasn't taken up, then they did not travel until the day that it was taken up.

But if the cloud did not rise up from the tabernacle, then the people would not travel. They would stay until the day that it was lifted up.

38 For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

For Yahweh's cloud was over the tabernacle by day, and his fire was over it by night, in plain view of all the people of Israel throughout their journey.