Exo 40 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the Lord spoke to Moses , saying ,

Exodus 40

The Tabernacle Erected

1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 ^a“On the first day of the first month you shall set up the ^{▼▼ Lit dwelling place}tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 3 ^c“You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. 4 “You shall ^dbring in the table and ^{▼▼ Lit arrange its arrangement
,} ^farrange what belongs on it; and you shall ^gbring in the lampstand and ^{▼▼ Or light}mount its lamps. 5 “Moreover, you shall ⁱset 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 ^jset the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water ^{▼▼ Lit there}in it. 8 “You shall set up the court all around and ^{▼▼ Lit put the screen}hang up the veil for the gateway of the court. 9 “Then you shall take the anointing oil and ^manoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its ^{▼▼ Or utensils}furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10 “You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and ^othe altar shall be most holy. 11 “You shall anoint the laver and its stand, and consecrate it. 12 “Then you shall ^pbring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 ^q“You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, 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 ^{▼▼ Lit be for them}qualify them for a ^sperpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” 16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.

17 Now ^tin the first month ^{▼▼ Lit in}of the second year, on the first day of the month, the ^{▼▼ Lit dwelling place}tabernacle was erected. 18 Moses erected the tabernacle and ^{▼▼ Lit put}laid its ^{▼▼ Or bases}sockets, and set up its boards, and ^{▼▼ Lit put}inserted its bars and erected its pillars. 19 He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent ^{▼▼ Lit over it above}on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20 Then he took ^aathe testimony and put it into the ark, and ^{▼▼ Lit set}attached the poles to the ark, and put the ^{▼▼ Lit propitiatory}mercy seat ^{▼▼ Lit over the ark above}on top of the ark. 21 He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and ^aeset up a veil for the screen, and screened off the ark of the testimony, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 Then he ^afput the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23 He set the arrangement of ^agbread 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 He ^ahlighted the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 26 Then he ^aiplaced the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil; 27 and he ^ajburned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 28 Then he set up the ^{▼▼ Or screen}veil for the doorway of the tabernacle. 29 He ^alset the altar of burnt offering before the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and ^amoffered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 He placed the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing. 31 ^anFrom 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 He ^aoerected the court all around the ^{▼▼ Or dwelling place}tabernacle and the altar, and ^{▼▼ Lit put the screen}hung up the veil for the gateway of the court. Thus Moses finished the work.

The Glory of the Lord

34 ^arThen the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the ^asglory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses ^atwas 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 all their journeys ^auwhenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out; 37 but ^avif 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, ^awthe 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.