Exodus 40:17-33

New American Standard Bible

¹⁷ Now ^(A)in the first month ^[a]of the second year, on the first day of the month, the ^[b]tabernacle was erected. ¹⁸ Moses erected the tabernacle and ^[c]laid its bases, and set up its boards, and ^[d]inserted its bars, and erected its pillars. ¹⁹ And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent ^[e]on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. ²⁰ Then he took ^(B)the testimony and put it into the ark, and ^[f]attached the poles to the ark, and put the ^[g]atoning cover ^[h]on top of the ark. ²¹ He then brought the ark into the tabernacle, and ^(C)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 ^(D)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 ^(E)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 ^(F)lighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. ²⁶ Then he ^(G)placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; ²⁷ and he ^(H)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 ^(I)set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and ^(J)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 (K)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 ^(L)erected the courtyard all around the ^[i]tabernacle and the altar, and ^[j]hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.