Exodus 40 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Then the LORD said to Moses:
2 The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set up the tabernacle of the testimony, “On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. “Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.
3 And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it: And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil. Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.
4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set upon it the things that are commanded according to the rite. The candlestick shall stand with its lamps, And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
5 And the altar of gold whereon the incense is burnt, before the ark of the testimony. Thou shalt put the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle, And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle. Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
6 And before it the altar of holocaust: You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, “Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;
7 The laver between the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt fill it with water. and place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it.
8 And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof. And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court. Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
9 And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified: “Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. “Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.
10 The altar of holocaust and all its vessels: You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy. Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy.
11 The laver with its foot: thou shalt consecrate all with the oil of unction, that they may be most holy. You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it. Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.
12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and having washed them with water, Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and shall wash them with water “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
13 Thou shalt put on them the holy vestments, that they may minister to me, and that the unction of them may prosper to an everlasting priesthood. and put on Aaron the holy garments. And you shall anoint him and consecrate him, that he may serve me as priest. Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve me as priest.
14 You shall bring his sons also and put coats on them, Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.
15 and anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall admit them to a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations.” Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.”
16 And Moses did all that the Lord had commanded. This Moses did; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did. Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him.
17 So in the first month of the second year, the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up. In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected. So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
18 And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars, Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars. When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.
19 And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the LORD commanded him.
20 And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above. He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark. He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.
21 And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord. And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the LORD had commanded Moses. Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the LORD commanded him.
22 And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony at the north side without the veil, He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil, Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain
23 Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses. and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. and set out the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.
24 He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony over against the table on the south side, He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle, He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
25 Placing the lamps in order, according to the precept of the Lord. and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses. and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.
26 He set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony over against the veil, He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil, Moses placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain
27 And burnt upon it the incense of spices, as the Lord had commanded Moses. and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses. and burned fragrant incense on it, as the LORD commanded him.
28 And he put also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony, He put in place the screen for the door of the tabernacle. Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
29 And the altar of holocaust of the entry of the testimony, offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices upon it, as the Lord had commanded. And he set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, as the LORD had commanded Moses. He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the LORD commanded him.
30 And he set the laver between the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar, filling it with water. He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing, He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing,
31 And Moses and Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet, with which Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet. and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet.
32 When they went into the tabernacle of the covenant, and went to the altar, as the Lord had commanded Moses. When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they approached the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses. They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.
33 He set up also the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, drawing the hanging in the entry thereof. After all things were perfected, And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work. Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
34 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
35 Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all. And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
36 If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops: Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;
37 If it hung over, they remained in the same place. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted.
38 For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions. For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. So 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 Israelites during all their travels.
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