Exodus 40
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2“In the first month, on the first day of the month, you shall raise the tabernacle of the testimony,
3and you shall place the ark in it, and you shall release the veil before it.
4And having brought in the table, you shall place the things which were solemnly commanded upon it. The lampstand shall stand with its lamps,
5and the altar of gold, in which the incense is burned, shall stand before the ark of the testimony. You shall place the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle,
6and before it, the altar of holocaust.
7The washtub shall stand between the altar and the tabernacle, and you shall fill it with water.
8And you shall encompass the atrium and its entrance with hangings.
9And, having taken up the oil of unction, you shall anoint the tabernacle along with its articles, so that they may be sanctified.
10The altar of holocaust and all its vessels,
11the washtub with its base, and all things, you shall consecrate with the oil of unction, so that they may be the Holy of holies.
12And you shall bring forward Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony, and, having washed them with water,
13you shall clothe them in the holy vestments, so that they may minister to me, and so that their unction may accomplish an everlasting priesthood.”
14And Moses did all that the Lord had instructed.
15Therefore, in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was put in place.
16And Moses raised it up, and he positioned the panels as well as the bases and the bars, and he set up the columns,
17and he stretched out the roof over the tabernacle, imposing a cover above it, just as the Lord had decreed.
18And he placed the testimony in the ark, applying the bars beneath, and the oracle above.
19And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it, in order to fulfill the commandment of the Lord.
20And he placed the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, beyond the veil,
21arranging before it the bread of the presence, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
22And he placed the lampstand in the tabernacle of the testimony, away from the table, on the south side,
23setting the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord.
24He also positioned the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony, opposite the veil,
25and he heaped upon it the incense of aromatics, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26And he positioned the tent at the entrance of the tabernacle of the testimony,
27and the altar of holocaust in the vestibule of the testimony, offering the holocaust and the sacrifices upon it, just as the Lord had decreed.
28Likewise, he stationed the washtub between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water.
29And Moses and Aaron, along with his sons, washed their hands and feet,
30whenever they would enter the covering of the covenant, and when they approached to the altar, just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
31And he raised up the atrium around the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging at its entrance. After all these things were perfected,
32the cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it.
33Neither could Moses enter the covering of the covenant: the cloud was covering all things, and the majesty of the Lord was flashing. For the cloud had covered everything.
34Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies.
35But if it remained hanging over it, they remained in the same place.
36Certainly, the cloud of the Lord lay over the tabernacle by day, and the fire by night, being seen by all the people of Israel throughout all their resting places.
1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
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 the lamps thereof.
5And 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.
6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
9And 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.
10And 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.
11And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
13And 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.
14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
15And 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.
16Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.
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.
18And 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.
19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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:
21And 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.
22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
23And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
25And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the Lord commanded Moses.
28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
29And 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.
30And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses.
33And 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.
34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
35And 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.
36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
37But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
38For 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.