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Exodus 40
Legacy Standard Bible

Setting Up the Tabernacle

40 Then Yahweh 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 the ark with the veil. 4 You shall (C)bring in the table and [b](D)arrange what belongs on it; and you shall (E)bring in the lampstand and [c]mount its lamps. 5 Moreover, you shall (F)set the gold altar of incense before the ark of the testimony and set up the veil for the doorway to the tabernacle. 6 You shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7 You shall (G)set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water [d]in it. 8 You shall set up the court all around and [e]hang up the screen for the gateway of the court. 9 Then you shall take the anointing oil and (H)anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it and set it apart as holy and all its [f]furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and set the altar apart as holy, and (I)the altar shall be most holy. 11 You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and set it apart as holy. 12 Then you shall (J)bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 (K)You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and set him apart as holy, that he may minister as a priest to Me. 14 You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them even as you have anointed their father, that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing will be for them for a (L)perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 Thus Moses did; according to all that Yahweh had commanded him, so he did.

17 Now (M)it happened, in the first month [g]of the second year, on the first day of the month, the [h]tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and [i]laid its bases and set up its boards and [j]inserted its bars and erected its pillars. 19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and placed the covering of the tent [k]on top of it, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took (N)the testimony and put it into the ark and [l]attached the poles to the ark and put the [m]mercy seat [n]on top of the ark. 21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle and (O)placed the veil of the screen and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 22 Then he (P)put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 He set the arrangement of (Q)bread in order on it before Yahweh, just as Yahweh 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 He (R)lighted the lamps before Yahweh, just as Yahweh 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 Yahweh had commanded Moses. 28 Then he placed the screen at the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 He (U)placed the altar of burnt offering before the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and he (V)offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the laver 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 Yahweh had commanded Moses. 33 He (X)erected the court all around the [o]tabernacle and the altar, and he put up the screen for the gateway of the court. Thus Moses finished the work.

The Glory of Yahweh

34 (Y)Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the (Z)glory of Yahweh (AA)filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses (AB)was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had dwelt on it, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle. 36 Now throughout all their journeys (AC)whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but (AD)if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out until the day when it was taken up. 38 For throughout all their journeys, (AE)the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 40:2 Lit dwelling place
  2. Exodus 40:4 Lit arrange its arrangement
  3. Exodus 40:4 Or light
  4. Exodus 40:7 Lit there
  5. Exodus 40:8 Lit put
  6. Exodus 40:9 Or utensils
  7. Exodus 40:17 Lit in
  8. Exodus 40:17 Lit dwelling place
  9. Exodus 40:18 Lit put
  10. Exodus 40:18 Lit put
  11. Exodus 40:19 Lit over it above
  12. Exodus 40:20 Lit set
  13. Exodus 40:20 Or propitiatory seat, place of atonement
  14. Exodus 40:20 Lit over the ark above
  15. Exodus 40:33 Or dwelling place
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Exodus 40
Living Bible

40 The Lord now said to Moses, 2 “Put together the Tabernacle on the first day of the first month. 3 In it place the Ark containing the Ten Commandments; and install the veil to enclose the Ark within the Holy of Holies. 4 Then bring in the table and place the utensils on it, and bring in the lampstand and light the lamps.

5 “Place the gold altar for the incense in front of the Ark. Set up the drapes at the entrance of the Tabernacle, 6 and place the altar for burnt offerings in front of the entrance. 7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle-tent and the altar, and fill it with water. 8 Then make the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain-door at the entrance to the courtyard.

9 “Take the anointing oil and sprinkle it here and there upon the Tabernacle and everything in it, upon all of its utensils and parts, and all the furniture, to hallow it; and it shall become holy. 10 Sprinkle the anointing oil upon the altar of burnt offering and its utensils, sanctifying it; for the altar shall then become most holy. 11 Then anoint the washbasin and its pedestal, sanctifying it.

12 “Now bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle and wash them with water; 13 and clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him, sanctifying him to minister to me as a priest. 14 Then bring his sons and put their robes upon them, 15 and anoint them as you did their father, that they may minister to me as priests; their anointing shall be permanent from generation to generation: all their children and children’s children shall forever be my priests.”

16 So Moses proceeded to do all as the Lord had commanded him. 17 On the first day of the first month, in the second year, the Tabernacle was put together. 18 Moses erected it by setting its frames into their bases and attaching the bars. 19 Then he spread the coverings over the framework and put on the top layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.

20 Inside the Ark he placed the stones with the Ten Commandments engraved on them, and attached the carrying poles to the Ark and installed the gold lid, the place of mercy. 21 Then he brought the Ark into the Tabernacle and set up the curtain to screen it, just as the Lord had commanded.

22 Next he placed the table at the north side of the room outside the curtain 23 and set the Bread of the Presence upon the table before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded.

24 And he placed the lampstand next to the table, on the south side of the Tabernacle. 25 Then he lighted the lamps before the Lord, following all the instructions, 26 and placed the gold altar in the Tabernacle next to the curtain, 27 and burned upon it the incense made from sweet spices, just as the Lord had commanded.

28 He attached the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle, 29 and placed the outside altar for the burnt offerings near the entrance, and offered upon it a burnt offering and a meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded him.

30 Next he placed the washbasin between the tent and the altar and filled it with water so that the priests could use it for washing. 31 Moses and Aaron and Aaron’s sons washed their hands and feet there. 32 Whenever they walked past the altar to enter the Tabernacle, they stopped and washed, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33 Then he erected the enclosure surrounding the tent and the altar, and set up the curtain-door at the entrance of the enclosure. So at last Moses finished the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle and the glory of the Lord filled it. 35 Moses was not able to enter because the cloud was standing there, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 36 Whenever the cloud lifted and moved, the people of Israel journeyed onward, following it. 37 But if the cloud stayed, they stayed until it moved. 38 The cloud rested upon the Tabernacle during the daytime, and at night there was fire in the cloud so that all the people of Israel could see it.

This continued throughout all their journeys.

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