Exodus 40

1 And the Lord said to Moses,

Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 On the first day of the first month you are to put up the House of the Tent of meeting.

“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

3 And inside it put the ark of the law, hanging the veil before it.

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

4 And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

5 And put the gold altar for burning perfumes in front of the ark of the law, hanging the curtain over the doorway of the House.

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 put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting.

Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

7 And let the washing-vessel, with water in it, be put between the Tent of meeting and the altar.

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

8 And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway.

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

9 And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it 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 put oil on the altar of burned offering, and make it and all its vessels holy; this altar is to be most holy.

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

11 And put oil on the washing-vessel and its base, and make them holy.

Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 Then let Aaron and his sons come to the door of the Tent of meeting; and after washing them with water,

Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

13 You are to put on Aaron the holy robes; and you are to put oil on him, and make him holy, so that he may be my priest.

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 take his sons with him and put coats on them;

Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

15 And put oil on them as you did on their father, so that they may be my priests: the putting on of oil will make them priests for ever, from generation to generation.

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 And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.

Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

17 So on the first day of the first month in the second year the House was put up.

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

18 Moses put up the House; placing its bases in position and lifting up its uprights, putting in the rods and planting the pillars in their places;

When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

19 Stretching the outer tent over it, and covering it, as the Lord had given him orders.

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 the law and put it inside the ark, and put the rods at its side and the cover over it;

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 took the ark into the House, hanging up the veil before it as the Lord had given him orders.

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 meeting, on the north side 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 put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.

He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

24 The support for the lights he put in the Tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side:

He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

25 Lighting the lights before the Lord, as the Lord had given him orders.

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

26 And he put the gold altar in the Tent of meeting, in front of the veil:

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

27 Burning sweet perfumes on it, as the Lord had given him orders.

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

28 And he put up the curtain at the doorway of the House.

Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

29 And at the door of the House of the Tent of meeting, he put the altar of burned offerings, offering on it the burned offering and the meal offering, as the Lord had given him orders.

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 between the altar and the Tent of meeting he put the vessel with water in it for washing.

He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;

31 In it the hands and feet of Moses and Aaron and his sons were washed,

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

32 Whenever they went into the Tent of meeting, and when they came near the altar, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.

They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33 And he put up the hangings forming the open space round the House and the altar, and put the curtain over the doorway. So Moses made the work complete.

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 the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord;

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

35 So that Moses was not able to go into the Tent of meeting, because the cloud was resting on it, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord.

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 whenever the cloud was taken up from the House, the children of Israel went forward on their journey:

Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.

37 But while the cloud was there, they made no move till 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 resting on the House by day, and at night there was fire in the cloud, before the eyes of all the people of Israel, and so it was through 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.