Exodus 40

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 On the day of the first month, on the first of the month, shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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

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

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

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 candlestick and light its lamps.

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.

5 And thou shalt set the golden altar for the incense before the ark of the testimony; and hang up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.

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.

6 And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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

7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it.

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

8 And thou shalt fix the court round about, and hang up the curtain at the gate of the court.

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

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 utensils; and it shall be holy.

And take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy:

10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its utensils; and thou shalt hallow the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

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

11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, and hallow it.

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

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.

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

13 And thou shalt clothe Aaron with the holy garments, and anoint him, and hallow him, that he may serve me as priest.

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.

14 And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.

And take his sons with him and put coats on them;

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall be to them an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

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.

16 And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.

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

17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first of the month, that the tabernacle was set up.

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

18 And Moses set up the tabernacle, and put in its bases, and fixed its boards, and put in its bars, and set up its pillars.

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;

19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above over it; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.

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

21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil,

And he put the table in the Tent of meeting, on the north side outside the veil.

23 and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

And he put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.

24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, opposite to the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

25 And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil.

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

27 And he burnt on it fragrant incense; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

28 And he hung up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.

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

29 And he put the altar of burnt-offering at the entrance to the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt-offering and the oblation; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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.

30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing.

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

31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:

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

32 when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

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

33 And he set up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the curtain of the gate of the court. And so Moses finished the work.

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.

34 And the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

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

35 And Moses could not enter into the tent of meeting, for the cloud abode on it, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

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.

36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel journeyed in all their journeys.

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

37 And if the cloud were not taken up, then they did not journey until the day that it was taken up.

But while the cloud was there, they made no move till it was taken up.

38 For the cloud of Jehovah was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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.