Exodus 40

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1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying:
2 In the first month, on the first day of the month, set up the tabernacle of the congregation,
3 And put in it the ark of the testimony, and close the ark with the veil;
4 And thou shalt bring a table, and put all its things on it, and bring the lampstand, and put on its lamps upon it;
5 And put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and hang up the veil at the door of the tabernacle.
6th And thou shalt set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation;
7th And put the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and between the altar and pour water into it;
8 And set the court round about, and hang up the veil in the gate of the court.
9 And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its accessories, and it will be holy;
10 Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its vessels, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be great in holiness.
eleven And anoint the laver and its base and sanctify it.
12 And bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water,
13 And put Aaron in holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may be a priest to me.
14 And bring his sons, and clothe them in tunics,
15 And anoint them, as thou hast anointed their father, that they may be priests unto me, and their anointing shall consecrate them unto an everlasting priesthood in their generations.

16 And Moses did everything as the Lord commanded him, and did so.
17th In the first month of the second year, on the first [day] of the month the tabernacle was placed.
18 And Moses set up the tabernacle, laid down its bases, set up its boards, laid the poles, and set up its pillars,
19 He spread out the covering over the tabernacle, and put a tire over this cover, as the Lord commanded Moses.
20 And he took and put a revelation in the ark, and put the poles in the rings of the ark, and put the lid on the ark from above;
21 And he made an ark in the tabernacle, and hung up the veil, and closed the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.
22 And he set up a table in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,
23 And he laid on it a series of loaves before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
24 And he put the lampstand in the tabernacle of the congregation, against the table, on the south side of the tabernacle,
25 And he set the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
26th And he set the golden altar in the tabernacle of the congregation before the veil
27th And burned incense thereon, as the Lord commanded Moses.
28 And he hung up the veil at the entrance to the tabernacle;
29 And he made an altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered burnt offerings and a meat offering thereon, as the Lord commanded Moses.
thirty And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and poured water into it for washing,
31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed his hands and feet:
32 When they entered the tabernacle of the congregation and approached the altar, they washed themselves, as the Lord commanded Moses.
33 And he set the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and hung the veil at the gate of the court. And so Moses finished the work.

34 And the cloud covered the tabernacle of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle;
35 And Moses could not enter into the tabernacle of the congregation, because the cloud overshadowed her, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
36 When the cloud rose from the tabernacle, then the children of Israel set out on the journey in all their journeys;
37 If the cloud did not rise, then they did not set out on the journey, until it rose,
38 For the cloud of the Lord stood over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in her night in the sight of all the house of Israel in all their journey.

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