Exodus 40, side by side

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

¹And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

²“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

²On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

³Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

³And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

⁴Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

⁴And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

⁵Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

⁵And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

⁶Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

⁶And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

⁷And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

⁷And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

⁸Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.

⁸And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

⁹Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.

⁹And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

¹⁰Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.

¹⁰And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

¹¹Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

¹¹And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

¹²Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

¹²And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

¹³And you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments, anoint him, and consecrate him, so that he may serve Me as a priest.

¹³And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

¹⁴Bring his sons forward and clothe them with tunics.

¹⁴And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

¹⁵Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

¹⁵And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

¹⁶Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁶Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

¹⁷So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.

¹⁷And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.

¹⁸When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.

¹⁸And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.

¹⁹Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

¹⁹And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

²⁰Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.

²⁰And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

²¹Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²¹And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

²²Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

²²And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

²³He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²³And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

²⁴He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

²⁴And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

²⁵and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁵And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

²⁶Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,

²⁶And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

²⁷and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁷And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

²⁸Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

²⁸And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

²⁹He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

²⁹And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

³⁰He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing;

³⁰And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.

³¹and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet.

³¹And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

³²They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

³²When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

³³And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

³³And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

³⁴Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

³⁴Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

³⁵Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

³⁵And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

³⁶Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.

³⁶And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

³⁷If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.

³⁷But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

³⁸For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.

³⁸For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.