NASB — Exodus 40 — KJV

The Tabernacle Erected

1 Then the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 2aOn the first° day° of the first° month° you shall set° up the Itabernacle° of the tent° of meeting°. 3 aYou shall place° the ark° of the testimony° there°, and you shall screen° the ark° with the veil°. 4 You shall abring° in the table° and Ibarrange° what° belongs° on it; and you shall cbring° in the lampstand° and IImount° its lamps°. 5 Moreover, you shall aset° 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 aset° the laver° between° the tent° of meeting° and the altar° and put° water° Iin it. 8 You shall set° up the court° all° around° and Ihang° up the veil° for the gateway° of the court°. 9 Then you shall take° the anointing° oil° and aanoint° the tabernacle° and all° that is in it, and shall consecrate° it and all° its Ifurnishings°; and it shall be holy°. 10 You shall anoint° the altar° of burnt° offering° and all° its utensils°, and consecrate° the altar°, and athe altar° shall be most° holy°. 11 You shall anoint° the laver° and its stand°, and consecrate° it. 12 Then you shall abring° Aaron° and his sons° to the doorway° of the tent° of meeting° and wash° them with water°. 13 aYou 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 Iqualify° them for a aperpetual° priesthood° throughout their generations°.” 16 Thus Moses° did°; according to all° that the LORD° had commanded° him, so° he did°.

[2] ILit dwelling place aEx 19:1; 40:17; Nu 1:1
[3] aEx 26:33; 40:21; Nu 4:5
[4] ILit arrange its arrangement IIOr light aEx 26:35; 40:22 bEx 25:30; 40:23 cEx 40:24f
[5] aEx 40:26
[7] ILit there aEx 30:18; 40:30
[8] ILit put the screen
[9] IOr utensils aEx 30:26; Lv 8:10
[10] aEx 29:37
[12] aLv 8:1-6
[13] aEx 28:41; Lv 8:13
[15] ILit be for them aEx 29:9; Nu 25:13

17 ¶ Now ain the first° month° Iof the second° year°, on the first° [day] of the month°, the IItabernacle° was erected°. 18 Moses° erected° the tabernacle° and Ilaid° its IIsockets°, and set° up its boards°, and Iinserted° its bars° and erected° its pillars°. 19 He spread° the tent° over° the tabernacle° and put° the covering° of the tent° Ion top° of it, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°. 20 Then he took° athe testimony° and put° [it] into the ark°, and Iattached° the poles° to the ark°, and put° the IImercy° seat° IIIon top° of the ark°. 21 He brought° the ark° into the tabernacle°, and aset° up a veil° for the screen°, and screened° off° the ark° of the testimony°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°. 22 Then he aput° the table° in the tent° of meeting° on the north° side° of the tabernacle°, outside°° the veil°. 23 He set° the arrangement° of abread° 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 alighted° the lamps° before° the LORD°, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°. 26 Then he aplaced° the gold° altar° in the tent° of meeting° in front° of the veil°; 27 and he aburned° fragrant° incense° on it, just° as the LORD° had commanded° Moses°. 28 Then he set° up the Iveil° for the doorway° of the tabernacle°. 29 He aset° the altar° of burnt° offering° [before] the doorway° of the tabernacle° of the tent° of meeting°, and boffered° 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 aFrom 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 aerected° the court° all° around° the Itabernacle° and the altar°, and IIhung° up the veil° for the gateway° of the court°. Thus Moses° finished° the work°.

[17] ILit in IILit dwelling place aEx 40:2
[18] ILit put IIOr bases
[19] ILit over it above
[20] ILit set IILit propitiatory IIILit over the ark above aEx 25:16; Dt 10:5; 1K 8:9; 2Ch 5:10; He 9:4
[21] aEx 26:33
[22] aEx 26:35
[23] aEx 25:30; Lv 24:5, 6
[25] aEx 25:37; 40:4
[26] aEx 30:6; 40:5
[27] aEx 30:7
[28] IOr screen
[29] aEx 40:6 bEx 29:38-42
[31] aEx 30:19, 20
[33] IOr dwelling place IILit put the screen aEx 27:9-18; 40:8

The Glory of the LORD

34aThen the cloud° covered° the tent° of meeting°, and the bglory° of the LORD° filled° the tabernacle°. 35 Moses° awas 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° awhenever the cloud° was taken° up from over° the tabernacle°, the sons° of Israel° would set° out; 37 but aif° 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°, athe 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°.

[34] aNu 9:15-23 b1K 8:11; Ezk 43:4f; Rv 15:8
[35] a1K 8:11; 2Ch 5:13, 14
[36] aNu 9:17; Ne 9:19
[37] aNu 9:19-22
[38] aEx 13:21; Nu 9:12, 15; Ps 78:14; Is 4:5


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The Tabernacle is commanded to be reared,

1 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 2 On the first¹ dayº²² of the first¹² monthº shalt thou set upºª² the tabernacleº of the tentº of the congregation.º 3 And thou shalt putºª thereinº² the arkº of the testimony,º and coverºª² the arkº with² the vail.º 4 And thou shalt bring¹ª in²² the table,º and set in orderºª² the things that are to be set in orderº upon it; and thou shalt bring¹ª in²² the candlestick,º and lightºª² the lampsº thereof. 5 And thou shalt setºª² the altarº of goldº for the incenseº beforeº the arkº of the testimony,º and putºª² the hangingº of the doorº to the tabernacle.º 6 And thou shalt setºª² the altarº of the burnt offeringº beforeº the doorº of the tabernacleº of the tentº of the congregation.º 7 And thou shalt setºª² the laverº between² the tentº of the congregationº and the altar,º and shalt putºª waterº therein.² 8 And thou shalt set upºª² the courtº round about,º and hang upºª² the hangingº at the courtº gate.º

[2] Ex 12:1; 13:4; 26:1, 7, 30; 27:21; 30:36; 35:11; 36:18; 40:6, 17, 18; Nu 7:1.
[3] Ex 25:10, 22; 26:31, 33; 35:12; 36:35; 37:1; 40:20; Lv 16:14; Nu 4:5; Rv 11:19.
[4] Ex 25:23, 31; 26:35; 37:10; 40:22, 24, 25; Lv 24:5, 8.
[5] Ex 26:36; 30:1; 35:25; 37:25; 40:26, 28; Jn 14:6; He 9:24; 10:19; 1Jn 2:1.
[6] Ex 27:1; 38:1; 40:29; Ep 1:6; He 13:10; 1Jn 2:2; 4:9.
[7] Ex 30:18; 38:8; 40:30; Ps 26:6; Zc 13:1; Tit 3:5; He 10:22; 1Jn 1:7; Rv 1:5.
[8] Ex 27:9; 38:9; 40:33; Mt 16:18; 1Co 12:28; Ep 4:11.

and anointed.

9 And thou shalt takeºª² the anointingº oil,º and anointºª² the tabernacle,º and all² that² [is] therein, and shalt hallowºª it, and all² the vesselsº thereof: and it shall be² holy.º 10 And thou shalt anointºª² the altarº of the burnt offering,º and all² his vessels,º and sanctifyºª² the altar:º and it shall be² an altarº most¹ holy.º 11 And thou shalt anointºª² the laverº and his foot,º and sanctifyºª it. 12 And thou shalt bringºª² Aaronº and his sonsº unto² the doorº of the tabernacleº of the congregation,º and washºª them with water.º

[9] Ex 30:23; 37:29; 39:39; Lv 8:10; Nu 7:1; Ps 45:7; Is 11:2; 61:1; Mt 3:16; Jn 3:34; 2Co 1:4, 22; 1Jn 2:20.
[10] Ex 29:36; Lv 8:11; Is 11:2; 61:1; Lk 1:35; Jn 3:34; 17:19; 1Co 1:30; 2Co 5:21; He 7:26.
[12] Ex 29:1; Lv 8:1; 9:1; Is 11:1; 61:1; Mt 3:16; Lk 1:35; Jn 3:34; Ro 8:3; Ga 4:4.

Aaron and his sons to be sanctified.

13 And thou shalt put¹ª upon²² Aaronº the² holyº garments,º and anointºª him, and sanctifyºª him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.ºª 14 And thou shalt bringºª his sons,º and clotheºª them with coats:º 15 And thou shalt anointºª them, as² thou didst anointºª² their father,º that they may minister unto me in the priest's office:ºª for their anointing¹² shall surely beº an everlastingº priesthoodº throughout their generations.º

[13] Ex 28:41; Is 61:1; Jn 3:34; 17:19; He 10:10, 29; 1Jn 2:20, 27.
[14] Is 44:3; 61:10; Jn 1:16; Ro 8:30; 13:14; 1Co 1:9, 30.
[15] Ex 12:14; 30:31, 33; Nu 25:13; Ps 110:4; He 5:1; 7:3, 7, 17; 8:1.

Moses performeth all things accordingly.

16 Thus didºª Moses:º according to all² that² the LORDº commandedºª him, so² didºª he.

[16] Ex 23:21; 39:42; 40:17; Dt 4:1; 12:32; Is 8:20; Mt 28:20; 1Co 4:2.

17 ¶ And it came to pass² in the firstº monthº in the secondº year,º on the firstº [day] of the month,º [that] the tabernacleº was reared up.ºª 18 And Mosesº reared upºª² the tabernacle,º and fastenedºª² his sockets,º and set upºª² the boardsº thereof, and put¹ª in²² the barsº thereof, and reared upºª² his pillars.º 19 And he spread abroadºª² the tentº over² the tabernacle,º and putºª² the coveringº of the tentº aboveº² upon² it; as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[17] Ex 40:1; Nu 7:1; 9:1.
[18] Ex 26:15; 36:20; 40:2; Lv 26:11; Is 33:24; Ezk 37:27; Mt 16:18; Jn 1:14; Ga 4:4; 1Ti 3:15; 1P 1:5; Rv 21:3.
[19] Ex 26:1; 36:8.

20 ¶ And he tookºª and putºª² the testimonyº into² the ark,º and setºª² the stavesº on² the ark,º and putºª² the mercy seatº aboveº² upon² the ark:º 21 And he broughtºª² the arkº into² the tabernacle,º and set upºª² the vailº of the covering,º and coveredºª² the arkº of the testimony;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[20] Ex 16:34; 25:16; 31:18; 37:6; 40:3; Ps 40:8; Mt 3:15; Ro 3:25; 10:4; He 4:16; 10:19; 1Jn 2:2.
[21] Ex 26:33; 35:12; 40:3; He 10:19.

22 ¶ And he putºª² the tableº in the tentº of the congregation,º upon² the sideº of the tabernacleº northward,º withoutº² the vail.º 23 And he set¹² the breadº in order¹ª² upon² it beforeº the LORD;º as² the LORDº had commandedºª² Moses.º

[22] Ex 26:35; 40:24; Jn 6:53; Ep 3:8.
[23] Ex 25:30; 40:4; Mt 12:4; He 9:2.

24 ¶ And he putºª² the candlestickº in the tentº of the congregation,º over againstº the table,º on² the sideº of the tabernacleº southward.º 25 And he lightedºª the lampsº beforeº the LORD;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[24] Ex 25:31; 37:17; Ps 119:105; Jn 1:1, 5, 9; 8:12; Rv 1:20; 2:5.
[25] Ex 25:37; 40:4; Rv 4:5.

26 ¶ And he putºª² the goldenº altarº in the tentº of the congregationº beforeº the vail:º 27 And he burntºª sweetº incenseº thereon;² as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[26] Ex 30:1; 40:5; Mt 23:19; Jn 11:42; 17:1; He 7:25; 10:1; 1Jn 2:1.
[27] Ex 30:7.

28 ¶ And he set upºª² the hangingº [at] the doorº of the tabernacle.º 29 And he putºª the altarº of burnt offeringº [by] the doorº of the tabernacleº of the tentº of the congregation,º and offeredºª upon² it² the burnt offeringº and the meat offering;º as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º

[28] Ex 26:36; 38:9; 40:5; Jn 10:9; 14:6; Ep 2:18; He 10:19.
[29] Ex 27:1; 29:38; 38:1; 40:6; Mt 23:19; Ro 3:24; He 9:12; 13:5, 10.

30 ¶ And he setºª² the laverº between² the tentº of the congregationº and the altar,º and putºª waterº there,² to washºª [withal]. 31 And Mosesº and Aaronº and his sonsº washedºª² their handsº and their feetº thereat:² 32 When they wentºª into² the tentº of the congregation,º and when they came nearºª unto² the altar,º they washed;ºª as² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses.º 33 And he reared upºª² the courtº round aboutº the tabernacleº and the altar,º and set upºª² the hangingº of the courtº gate.º So Mosesº finishedºª² the work.º

[30] Ex 30:18; 38:8; 40:7; Ezk 36:25; He 10:22.
[31] Ps 26:6; 51:6; Jn 13:10; 1Jn 1:7, 9.
[32] Ex 30:19; 40:19; Ps 73:19.
[33] Ex 27:9; 39:32; 40:8; Nu 1:50; 1K 6:9; Zc 4:9; Mt 16:8; Jn 4:34; 10:9; 14:6; 17:4; 1Co 12:12, 28; Ep 2:18; 4:11; 2Ti 4:7; He 3:2; 4:14; 9:6.

A cloud covereth the Tabernacle.

34 ¶ Then a cloudº coveredºª² the tentº of the congregation,º and the gloryº of the LORDº filledºª² the tabernacle.º 35 And Mosesº was not² ableºª to enterºª into² the tentº of the congregation,º because² the cloudº abodeºª thereon,² and the gloryº of the LORDº filledºª² the tabernacle.º 36 And when the cloudº was taken upºª from¹ over²² the tabernacle,º the childrenº of Israelº went onwardºª in all² their journeys:º 37 But if² the cloudº were not² taken up,ºª then they journeyedºª not² till² the dayº that it was taken up.ºª 38 For² the cloudº of the LORDº [was] upon² the tabernacleº by day,º and fireº was² on it by night,º in the sightº of all² the houseº of Israel,º throughout all² their journeys.º

[34] Ex 13:21; 14:19, 24; 25:8, 21; 29:43; 33:9; Lv 16:2; Nu 9:15; 1K 8:10; 2Ch 5:13; 7:2; Ps 18:10; Is 4:5; 6:4; Ezk 43:4; Hg 2:7, 9; Rv 15:8; 21:3, 23.
[35] Lv 16:2; 1K 8:11; 2Ch 5:14; 7:2; Is 6:4; Rv 15:8.
[36] Ex 13:21; Nu 10:11, 33; 19:17; Ne 9:19; Ps 78:14; 105:39; 1Co 10:1; 2Co 5:19.
[37] Nu 9:19; Ps 31:15.
[38] Ex 13:21; Nu 9:15; Ps 78:14; 105:39; Is 4:5.


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