Exodus 40

1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.4 And 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.5 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 And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.9 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 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 And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.13 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 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them;15 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 Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.

17 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 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 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as Jehovah commanded Moses.20 And 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:21 and 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.22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.25 And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:27 and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses.28 And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.29 And 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.30 And he set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water therein, wherewith to wash.31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat;32 when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses.33 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 the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:37 but if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.38 For 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.

EXODUS 40

The [Lord]'s Tent Is Set Up

1 The [Lord] said to Moses:
2 Set up my tent on the first day of the yeart 3 and put the chest with the Ten Commandments behind the inside curtain.t 4 Bring in the table and set on it those things that are made for it. Also bring in the lampstand and attach the lamps to it. 5 Then place the gold altar of incense in front of the sacred chest and hang a curtain at the entrance to the tent. 6 Set the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the entrance to my tent. 7 Put the large bronze bowl between the tent and the altar and fill the bowl with water.

8 Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance.
9 Use the sacred olive oil to dedicate to me the tent and everything in it. 10 Do the same thing with the altar for offering sacrifices and its equipment 11 and with the bowl and its stand. 12 Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent and tell them to wash themselves. 13 Dress Aaron in the priestly clothes, then use the sacred olive oil to ordain him and dedicate him to me as my priest. 14 Put the priestly robes on Aaron's sons

15 and ordain them in the same way, so they and their descendants will always be my priests.
16 Moses followed the [Lord]'s instructions. 17 And on the first day of the first montht of the second year, the sacred tent was set up. 18 The posts, stands, and framework were put in place, 19 then the two layers of coverings were hung over them. 20 The stones with the Ten Commandments written on them were stored in the sacred chest, the place of mercyt was put on top of it, and the carrying poles were attached.

21 The chest was brought into the tent and set behind the curtain in the most holy place. These things were done exactly as the [Lord] had commanded Moses.
22 The table for the sacred bread was put along the north wall of the holy place, 23 after which the bread was set on the table. 24 The lampstand was put along the south wall, 25 then the lamps were attached to it there in the presence of the [Lord]. 26 The gold incense altar was set up in front of the curtain,

27 and sweet-smelling incense was burned on it. These things were done exactly as the [Lord] had commanded Moses.
28 The curtain was hung at the entrance to the sacred tent. 29 Then the altar for offering sacrifices was put in front of the tent, and animal sacrifices and gifts of grain were offered there. 30 The large bronze bowl was placed between the altar and the entrance to the tent. It was filled with water, 31 then Moses and Aaron, together with Aaron's sons, washed their hands and feet.

32 In fact, they washed each time before entering the tent or offering sacrifices at the altar. These things were done exactly as the [Lord] had commanded Moses.

33 Finally, Moses had the curtains hung around the courtyard and at the entrance.

The Glory of the [Lord]