Exodus 40

1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

1Then the LORD spoke to Moses and said,

2On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

2“On the first day of the first month, you are to set up the Tabernacle, also known as the Tent of Meeting.

3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.

3Place the Ark of the Covenant inside it and hang the inner curtain to shield the Ark.

4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

4Bring in the table and arrange the items on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

5Place the gold altar for incense in front of the Ark of the Covenant, and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

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

6Place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

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

7Put the large washbasin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and fill it with water.

8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.

8Set up the courtyard walls all around it and hang the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.

9And 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.

9Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and everything in it. Dedicate it and all its furnishings as holy, and it will be holy.

10And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar shall be most holy.

10Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its tools. Dedicate the altar, and it will be most holy.

11And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.

11Anoint the washbasin and its stand, and dedicate them.

12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

12Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

13And 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.

13Dress Aaron in the holy garments, anoint him, and dedicate him so he may serve me as a priest.

14And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them;

14Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.

15and 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.

15Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be for a priesthood that lasts forever through all their generations.”

16Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

16Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him.

17And 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.

17So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year after they left Egypt.

18And 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.

18When Moses set up the Tabernacle, he laid its bases, put up the frames, inserted the crossbars, and set up the posts.

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

19He spread the tent covering over the Tabernacle framework and put the outer covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

20He took the stone tablets of the Covenant and placed them inside the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark and put the mercy seat on top of it.

21and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

21Then he brought the Ark into the Tabernacle. He hung the shielding curtain to hide the Ark of the Covenant, just as the LORD had commanded him.

22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

22He placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the room, outside the inner curtain.

23And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

23He arranged the bread on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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

24He placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting across from the table, on the south side of the room.

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

25He set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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

26He placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the inner curtain.

27and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

27He burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

28And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.

28Then he hung the curtain at the entrance to the Tabernacle.

29And he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

29He placed the altar for burnt offerings near the entrance of the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered burnt offerings and grain offerings on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

30And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.

30He placed the washbasin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and filled it with water for washing.

31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;

31Moses, Aaron, and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet.

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

32They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33And 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.

33Finally, he set up the courtyard walls around the Tabernacle and the altar and hung the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

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

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

35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.

35Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.

36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:

36Throughout all their travels, whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.

37but if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

37But if the cloud did not lift, they stayed where they were until the day it moved.

38For the cloud of Jehovah 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.

38For the cloud of the LORD was over the Tabernacle during the day, and fire was in the cloud at night, in the sight of all the people of Israel throughout all their travels.