Exodus 40

1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:

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

'On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.

4 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.

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

5 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.

And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

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

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

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

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

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

And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

9 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.

And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof; and it shall be holy.

10 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.

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

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

And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

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

And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

13 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.

And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto Me in the priest's office.

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

And thou shalt bring his sons, and put tunics upon them.

15 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.”

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office; and their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.'

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

Thus did Moses; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

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

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

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

And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its pillars.

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

And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

20 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.

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the ark-cover above upon the ark.

21 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.

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

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

And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

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

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

and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses.

28 He hung the curtain at the tabernacle entrance.

And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

29 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.

And the altar of burnt-offering he set at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash;

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

that Moses and Aaron and his sons might wash their hands and their feet thereat;

32 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.

when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they should wash; as the LORD commanded Moses.

33 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.

And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.

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

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35 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.

And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. —

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

And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys.

37 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.

But if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

38 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.

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