Exodus 40

1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

1And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

2The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set up the tabernacle of the testimony,

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

3And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:

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

4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps,

4And 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.

5And the altar of gold, whereon the incense is burnt before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle,

5And 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.

6And before it the altar of holocaust.

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

7The laver between the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt fill it with water.

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

8And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof.

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

9And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified:

9And 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.

10The altar of holocaust and all its vessels:

10And 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.

11The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy.

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

12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water,

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

13Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood.

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

14And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded.

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

15So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.

15And 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.

16And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars,

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

17And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded.

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

18And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.

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

19And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord.

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

20And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, without the veil,

20And 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.

21Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

21And 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.

22He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony, over against the table on the south side,

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

23Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.

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

24He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony, over against the veil,

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

25And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

26And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony,

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

27And the altar of holocaust in the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded.

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

28And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.

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

29And Moses and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and feet,

29And 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.

30When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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

31He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected,

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

32The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.

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

33Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things, and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all.

33And 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.

34If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops:

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

35If it hung over, they remained in the same place.

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

36For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions.

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

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

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38For 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.