Exodus
Exodus 40
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Exodus 40 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And the LORD spake unto , saying, the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt therein the , and cover the with the vail. And 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. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the , and the hanging of the door to the . And thou shalt set the altar of the before the door of the of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt water therein. And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the , and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of the , and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring and his sons unto the door of the of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt upon the , and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: And 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. Thus did : according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he. And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, the first day of the month, that the was reared up. And reared up the , and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. And he spread abroad the tent over the , and the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded . And he took and the testimony into the , and set the staves the , and the above upon the : And he brought the into the , and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ; as the LORD commanded . And he the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the northward, without the vail. And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded . And he the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, the side of the southward. And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded . And he the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded . And he set up the hanging at the door of the . And he the altar of by the door of the of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded . And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and water there, to wash withal. And and and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded . And he reared up the court round about the and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the of the LORD filled the . And was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the of the LORD filled the . And when the cloud was taken up from over the , the children of went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the LORD was upon the by day, and fire was it by night, in the sight of all the house of , throughout all their journeys.