Exodus 40
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
The Lord told 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.
“Put up the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the first month of the year.
3 And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.
Place the Ark of the Testimony inside it. Make sure the Ark is behind the veil.
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.
Bring in the table and put on it what's necessary. Bring in the lampstand too, and set up its lamps.
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.
Place the gold altar of incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
6 And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
Set up the altar of burnt offering opposite the entrance to the Tabernacle, 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.
Place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
8 And thou shalt fix the court round about, and hang up the curtain at the gate of the court.
Set up the courtyard that's around it, and put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
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.
Use the anointing oil to anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it. Dedicate it and all its furniture to make 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.
Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils. Dedicate the altar and it will be especially holy.
11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and its stand, and hallow it.
Anoint and dedicate the basin with its stand.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons near, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and bathe them with water.
Take Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them there 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.
Then you are to put on Aaron the holy clothes, anoint him, and dedicate him, so that he may serve me as a priest.
14 And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.
Have his sons come forward and dress them with tunics.
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.
Anoint them in the same way as you anointed their father, so that they can also serve me as priests. Their anointing makes their line priests forever, for generations to come.”
16 And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.
Moses carried out all the Lord's instructions.
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.
The Tabernacle was put up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
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.
When Moses put up the Tabernacle, he placed its stands, attached its frames, connected its crossbars, and erected its posts.
19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above over it; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Then he spread the tent over the Tabernacle and placed the covering over the tent, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
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.
Moses took the Testimony and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.
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.
Then he carried the Ark into the Tabernacle. He put up the veil, and made sure the Ark of the Testimony was behind it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil,
Moses placed the table inside the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil.
23 and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
He laid out the bread on it in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, opposite to the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
He placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle
25 And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
and put up the lamps in the presence of the Lord, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil.
Moses set up 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.
and he burned aromatic incense on it, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
28 And he hung up the curtain of the entrance to the tabernacle.
Then he put up the screen at the entrance to the Tabernacle.
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.
He set up the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and presented the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had ordered him to do.
30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put 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 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet out of it:
Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet
32 when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they drew near to the altar, they washed; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
They washed whenever they went into the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord had ordered Moses to do.
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.
Moses set up the courtyard around the Tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the curtain for the courtyard entrance. This marked the end of the work done by Moses.
34 And the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
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.
Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel journeyed in all their journeys.
Whenever the cloud rose from the Tabernacle, the Israelites would set off again 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.
If the cloud did not rise, they wouldn't set out until it did.
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.
The cloud of the Lord stayed over the Tabernacle by day, and fire burned inside the cloud by night, so that it could be seen by every Israelite wherever they traveled.
