Exodus, 40

1. Yahweh then spoke to Moses and said,

1. The LORD said to Moses,

2. 'On the first day of the first month, you will erect the Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting,

2. "On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

3. and place the ark of the Testimony in it and screen the ark with the curtain.

3. And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

4. You will then bring in the table and arrange what has to be arranged on it. You will then bring in the lamp-stand and set up its lamps.

4. And you shall bring in the table, and set its arrangements in order; and you shall bring in the lampstand, and set up its lamps.

5. You will place the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and place the screen at the entrance to the Dwelling.

5. And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

6. You will place the altar of burnt offerings in front of the entrance to the Dwelling, the Tent of Meeting,

6. You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,

7. and you will place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and fill it with water.

7. and place the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

8. You will then set up the surrounding court and hang the screen at the gateway of the court.

8. And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.

9. Then, taking the anointing oil, you will anoint the Dwelling and everything inside, consecrating it and all its accessories; it will then be holy.

9. Then you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall become holy.

10. You will then anoint the altar of burnt offerings and all its accessories, consecrating the altar; the altar will then be especially holy.

10. You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar; and the altar shall be most holy.

11. You will then anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.

11. You shall also anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it.

12. You will then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, bathe them thoroughly

12. Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tent of meeting, and shall wash them with water,

13. and then dress Aaron in the sacred vestments, and anoint and consecrate him, to serve me in the priesthood.

13. and put upon Aaron the holy garments, and you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest.

14. You will then bring his sons, dress them in tunics

14. You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them,

15. and anoint them as you anointed their father, to serve me in the priesthood. Their anointing will confer an everlasting priesthood on them for all their generations to come.'

15. and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests: and their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations."

16. Moses did this; he did exactly as Yahweh had ordered him.

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

17. On the first day of the first month in the second year the Dwelling was erected.

17. And in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

18. Moses erected the Dwelling. He fixed its sockets, set up its frames, put its crossbars in position and set up its poles.

18. Moses erected the tabernacle; he laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars;

19. He spread the tent over the Dwelling and the covering for the tent over that, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

19. and he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

20. He took the Testimony and put it in the ark, positioned the shafts on the ark and put the mercy-seat on top of the ark.

20. And he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark, and set the mercy seat above on the ark;

21. He brought the ark into the Dwelling and put the screening curtain in place, screening the ark of the Testimony, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

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 the LORD had commanded Moses.

22. He put the table inside the Tent of Meeting, against the side of the Dwelling, on the north, outside the curtain,

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

23. and on it arranged the loaves before Yahweh, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

23. and set the bread in order on it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

24. He put the lamp-stand inside the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the Dwelling,

24. And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,

25. and set up the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

25. and set up the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

26. He put the golden altar inside the Tent of Meeting, in front of the curtain,

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

27. and on it burnt fragrant incense, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

27. and burnt fragrant incense upon it; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

28. He then put the screen at the entrance to the Dwelling.

28. And he put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

29. He put the altar of burnt offerings at the entrance to the Dwelling, to the Tent of Meeting, and on it offered the burnt offering and cereal offering, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

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 cereal offering; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

30. He put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for the ablutions,

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

31. where Moses, Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet,

31. with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet;

32. whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar they washed, as Yahweh had ordered Moses.

32. when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

33. He then set up the court round the Dwelling and the altar and set up the screen at the gate-way to the court. Thus Moses completed the work.

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

34. The cloud then covered the Tent of Meeting and the glory of Yahweh filled the Dwelling.

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

35. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting, since the cloud stayed over it and the glory of Yahweh filled the Dwelling.

35. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

36. At every stage of their journey, whenever the cloud rose from the Dwelling, the Israelites would resume their march.

36. Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would go onward;

37. If the cloud did not rise, they would not resume their march until the day it did rise.

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

38. For Yahweh's cloud stayed over the Dwelling during the daytime and there was fire inside the cloud at night, for the whole House of Israel to see, at every stage of their journey.

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