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Exodus 40
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Exodus 40
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Setting Up the Tabernacle
40 Then the Lord said to Moses: 2 “Set up(A) the tabernacle, the tent of meeting,(B) on the first day of the first month.(C) 3 Place the ark(D) of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4 Bring in the table(E) and set out what belongs on it.(F) Then bring in the lampstand(G) and set up its lamps. 5 Place the gold altar(H) of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
6 “Place the altar(I) of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7 place the basin(J) between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8 Set up the courtyard(K) around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint(L) the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings,(M) and it will be holy. 10 Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate(N) the altar, and it will be most holy. 11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
12 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting(O) and wash them with water.(P) 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments,(Q) anoint him and consecrate(R) him so he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.(S) 15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.(T)” 16 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded(U) him.
17 So the tabernacle(V) was set up on the first day of the first month(W) in the second year. 18 When Moses(X) set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames,(Y) inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering(Z) over the tent, as the Lord commanded(AA) him.
20 He took the tablets of the covenant law(AB) and placed them in the ark,(AC) attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover(AD) over it. 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain(AE) and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded(AF) him.
22 Moses placed the table(AG) in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain 23 and set out the bread(AH) on it before the Lord, as the Lord commanded(AI) him.
24 He placed the lampstand(AJ) in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25 and set up the lamps(AK) before the Lord, as the Lord commanded(AL) him.
26 Moses placed the gold altar(AM) in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain 27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded(AN) him.
28 Then he put up the curtain(AO) at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29 He set the altar(AP) of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings,(AQ) as the Lord commanded(AR) him.
30 He placed the basin(AS) between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, 31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash(AT) their hands and feet. 32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar,(AU) as the Lord commanded(AV) Moses.
33 Then Moses set up the courtyard(AW) around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain(AX) at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
The Glory of the Lord
34 Then the cloud(AY) covered the tent of meeting, and the glory(AZ) of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory(BA) of the Lord filled the tabernacle.(BB)
36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;(BC) 37 but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. 38 So the cloud(BD) of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.
Éxodo 40
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Éxodo 40
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Consagración de la Morada
40 El Señor dijo a Moisés:
2 — El día primero del primer mes, armarás la Morada, la Tienda del encuentro. 3 En su interior colocarás el Arca del testimonio y la ocultarás con el velo. 4 Traerás la mesa y colocarás sobre ella sus accesorios; llevarás también el candelabro y le colocarás las lámparas. 5 Delante del Arca del testimonio pondrás el altar de oro para el incienso y colgarás la cortina a la entrada de la Morada. 6 Después colocarás el altar de los holocaustos a la entrada de la Morada, la Tienda del encuentro; 7 y entre el altar y la Tienda del encuentro situarás la pila y la llenarás de agua. 8 Asimismo instalarás el atrio alrededor de la Morada y a su entrada colgarás la cortina.
9 Tomarás el aceite de la unción y ungirás la Morada y todo lo que hay en ella. Así la consagrarás con todos sus utensilios, y será un lugar sagrado. 10 Ungirás igualmente el altar de los holocaustos y todos sus utensilios. Así lo consagrarás, y será algo sacrosanto. 11 También ungirás y consagrarás la pila y su base.
12 Después conducirás a Aarón y sus hijos a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro, donde los lavarás con agua. 13 Seguidamente, le pondrás a Aarón las vestiduras sagradas, lo ungirás y lo consagrarás como mi sacerdote. 14 Después harás que se acerquen sus hijos; les pondrás las túnicas; 15 y los ungirás de igual modo que ungiste a su padre, para que sean mis sacerdotes. Esta unción les conferirá el sacerdocio por derecho perpetuo, a lo largo de las generaciones.
16 Moisés hizo todo conforme a lo ordenado por el Señor. 17 El primer día del primer mes del segundo año de la salida de Egipto fue armada la Morada. 18 Moisés instaló la Morada, asentó sus basas, colocó sus tableros y travesaños y puso en pie sus columnas; 19 y extendió por encima de la Morada la cubierta, tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado.
20 Después tomó las losas del testimonio y las depositó en el interior del Arca, puso los varales al Arca y colocó encima su cubierta; 21 luego trasladó el Arca al interior de la Morada, colgó el velo de separación y ocultó así el Arca del testimonio, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado. 22 Colocó la mesa en el interior de la Tienda del encuentro, al lado norte de la Morada, pero fuera del velo. 23 Sobre ella puso ordenadamente los panes de la ofrenda, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado.
24 Puso también el candelabro en el interior de la Tienda del encuentro, frente a la mesa, al lado sur del santuario; 25 y colocó las lámparas en presencia del Señor, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado. 26 Dentro de la Tienda del encuentro y delante del velo, puso el altar de oro 27 y quemó sobre él incienso aromático, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado.
28 Colgó también la cortina a la entrada de la Morada. 29 Asimismo, a la entrada de la Tienda del encuentro colocó el altar de los holocaustos y en él hizo el holocausto y la ofrenda, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado. 30 Entre la Tienda del encuentro y el altar colocó la pila y la llenó de agua, para las purificaciones. 31 Moisés, Aarón y sus hijos se lavaban en ella las manos y los pies 32 siempre que iban a entrar en la Tienda del encuentro o se acercaban al altar, conforme a lo que el Señor le había ordenado.
33 Finalmente, Moisés instaló el atrio alrededor de la Morada y del altar y colgó la cortina a la entrada del atrio. Y así dio Moisés por finalizado el trabajo.
La gloria del Señor
34 Entonces la nube cubrió la Tienda del encuentro y la gloria del Señor llenó la Morada. 35 Moisés no podía entrar en la Tienda del encuentro, pues la nube se había aposentado sobre ella y la gloria del Señor llenaba la Morada.
36 Durante el tiempo que duró la travesía del desierto, cuando la nube se levantaba de encima de la Morada, los israelitas levantaban el campamento; 37 pero si no se levantaba la nube, tampoco ellos levantaban el campamento; esperaban a que la nube volviese a hacerlo. 38 A lo largo del tiempo que duró la travesía, la nube permanecía durante el día sobre la Morada y durante la noche alumbraba como fuego a la vista de todo el pueblo.
Exodus 40
New King James Version
Exodus 40
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The Tabernacle Erected and Arranged
40 Then the Lord (A)spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “On the first day of the (B)first month you shall set up (C)the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 (D)You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and [a]partition off the ark with the veil. 4 (E)You shall bring in the table and (F)arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; (G)and you shall bring in the lampstand and [b]light its lamps. 5 (H)You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. 6 Then you shall set the (I)altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 And (J)you shall set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. 8 You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.
9 “And you shall take the anointing oil, and (K)anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy. 10 You shall (L)anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. (M)The altar shall be most holy. 11 And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it.
12 (N)“Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. 13 You shall put the holy (O)garments on Aaron, (P)and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. 14 And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. 15 You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be (Q)an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
17 And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the (R)tabernacle was [c]raised up. 18 So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. 19 And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 He took (S)the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, (T)hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
22 (U)He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil; 23 (V)and he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 (W)He put the lampstand in the tabernacle of meeting, across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle; 25 and (X)he lit the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 (Y)He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil; 27 (Z)and he burned sweet incense on it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 (AA)He hung up the screen at the door of the tabernacle. 29 (AB)And he put the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and (AC)offered upon it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 (AD)He set the laver between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar, and put water there for washing; 31 and Moses, Aaron, and his sons would (AE)wash their hands and their feet with water from it. 32 Whenever they went into the tabernacle of meeting, and when they came near the altar, they washed, (AF)as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 (AG)And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses (AH)finished the work.
The Cloud and the Glory(AI)
34 (AJ)Then the (AK)cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the (AL)glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses (AM)was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 (AN)Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would [d]go onward in all their journeys. 37 But (AO)if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. 38 For (AP)the cloud of the Lord was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
Footnotes
- Exodus 40:3 screen
- Exodus 40:4 set up
- Exodus 40:17 erected
- Exodus 40:36 journey
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