Exodus 40
New American Standard Bible
The Tabernacle Erected
40 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “(A)On the first day of the first month you shall set up the [a]tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 (B)You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark with the veil. 4 Then you shall (C)bring in the table and (D)arrange [b]what belongs on it; and you shall (E)bring in the lampstand and [c]mount its lamps. 5 You shall also (F)set the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the testimony, and set up the curtain for the doorway to the tabernacle. 6 And you shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 Then you shall (G)set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water [d]in it. 8 You shall also set up the courtyard all around and [e]hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and (H)anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its [f]furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and (I)the altar shall be most holy. 11 And you shall anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. 12 Then you shall (J)bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 And (K)you shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, so that he may serve as a priest to Me. 14 You shall also bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them just as you have anointed their father, so that they may serve as priests to Me; and their anointing will [g]qualify them for a (L)permanent priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 So Moses did these things; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
17 Now (M)in the first month [h]of the second year, on the first day of the month, the [i]tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and [j]laid its bases, and set up its boards, and [k]inserted its bars, and erected its pillars. 19 And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent [l]on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took (N)the testimony and put it into the ark, and [m]attached the poles to the ark, and put the [n]atoning cover [o]on top of the ark. 21 He then brought the ark into the tabernacle, and (O)set up a veil for the covering, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 He also (P)put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 And he set the arrangement of (Q)bread in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 Then he placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. 25 And he (R)lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 Then he (S)placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; 27 and he (T)burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 Then he set up the curtain for the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 And he (U)set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and (V)offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing. 31 (W)From it Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. 32 When they entered the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 And he (X)erected the courtyard all around the [p]tabernacle and the altar, and [q]hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
The Glory of the Lord
34 (Y)Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the (Z)glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses (AA)was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout their journeys, (AB)whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but (AC)if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout their journeys, (AD)the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.
Footnotes
- Exodus 40:2 Or dwelling place
- Exodus 40:4 Lit its arrangement
- Exodus 40:4 Or light
- Exodus 40:7 Lit there
- Exodus 40:8 Lit put the screen
- Exodus 40:9 Or utensils
- Exodus 40:15 Lit be for them
- Exodus 40:17 Lit in
- Exodus 40:17 Lit dwelling place
- Exodus 40:18 Lit put
- Exodus 40:18 Lit put
- Exodus 40:19 Lit over it above
- Exodus 40:20 Lit set
- Exodus 40:20 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
- Exodus 40:20 Lit over the ark above
- Exodus 40:33 Or dwelling place
- Exodus 40:33 Lit put the screen
Exodus 40
International Standard Version
The Lord’s Instructions for Setting up the Tent
40 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tent of the Tent of Meeting. 3 You are to put the Ark of the Testimony there, and screen off the ark with the curtain. 4 You are to bring in the table and properly arrange what goes on it.[a] Then you are to bring in the lamp stand and set up its lamps.
5 “You are to put the golden altar for incense in front of the Ark of the Testimony and then set up the screen for the doorway to the tent. 6 You are to put the altar for burnt offerings in front of the doorway of the tent of the Tent of Meeting. 7 You are to put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it.[b] 8 You are to set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. 9 You are to take the anointing oil and anoint the tent and all that is in it. You are to consecrate it and all its furnishings and it will be holy.
10 “You are to anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its utensils. You are to consecrate the altar and the altar will be most holy. 11 You are to anoint the basin and its base and consecrate it. 12 Then you are to bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, and wash them with water. 13 You are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, you are to anoint him, and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest. 14 You are to bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. 15 You are to anoint them just as you anointed their father so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing is to qualify them[c] to belong to a perpetual priesthood from generation to generation.”
Moses Obeys God’s Instructions
16 Moses did everything that the Lord had commanded him, so he did. 17 And so in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tent was set up. 18 Moses set up the tent. He installed its sockets and set its boards in place. He inserted its bars and set up its pillars. 19 He spread the tent over the tent and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded him.[d] 20 Then he took the Testimony, put it into the ark, and placed the poles on the ark. He then put the Mercy Seat on top of the ark. 21 He brought the ark into the tent, set up the curtain, and screened off the Ark of the Testimony, just as the Lord had commanded him.[e] 22 He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the north side of the tent, outside the curtain, 23 and properly arranged the bread on it in the Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded him.[f]
24 Then he put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tent, 25 and set up the lamps in the Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded him.[g] 26 He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting in front of the curtain 27 and burned aromatic incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
28 He set up the screen for the doorway of the tent. 29 He put the altar for burnt offerings at the doorway of the tent of the Tent of Meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.[h] 30 He put the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing. 31 Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet from it. 32 When they entered the Tent of Meeting and approached the altar, they washed, just as the Lord had commanded him.[i] 33 He set up the court all around the tent and the altar, and hung up the screen for the gate of the court. And so Moses finished the work.
The Glory of the Lord Fills the Completed Tent
34 The cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent. 35 Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent. 36 Whenever the cloud was lifted up from the tent, the Israelis would set out on their journey, 37 but if the cloud was not lifted up, they would not set out until[j] it was lifted up, 38 since the cloud of the Lord was over the tent by day, and the fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel in all their journeys.
Footnotes
- Exodus 40:4 Lit. arrange its arrangement
- Exodus 40:7 Lit. there
- Exodus 40:15 Lit. shall be to them
- Exodus 40:19 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:21 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:23 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:25 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:29 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:32 Lit. Moses
- Exodus 40:37 Lit. until the time when
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