Exodus, 40

1. Yahweh then spoke to Moses and said,

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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 shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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

3. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

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 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 the lamps thereof.

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 thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

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

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

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

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

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

8. And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

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. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that [is] therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be 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. And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

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

11. And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

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

12. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and 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 thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

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

14. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

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 thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting 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 did he.

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

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

18. And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his 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 abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD 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 and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon 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 vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD 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 the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

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

23. And he set the bread in order upon 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 candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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

25. And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD 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 the congregation before the vail:

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

27. And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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

28. And he set up the hanging [at] 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 put the altar of burnt offering [by] the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD 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 the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash [withal].

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

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

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 the congregation, and when they came near unto 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 reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

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

34. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, 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 into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, 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. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

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

37. But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not 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 the cloud of the LORD [was] upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.