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Moses Inspects the Work
32 And so at last the Tabernacle* was finished.
The Israelites had done everything just as
the Lord had commanded Moses. 33 And they
brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses:
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the sacred tent with all its furnishings,
clasps, frames, crossbars, posts,
and bases;
the tent coverings of tanned ram skins
and fine goatskin leather;
the inner curtain to shield the Ark;
the Ark of the Covenant* and its carrying
poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;
the table and all its utensils;
the Bread of the Presence;
the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical
lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive
oil for lighting;
the gold altar;
the anointing oil and fragrant incense;
the curtain for the entrance of the sacred
tent;
the bronze altar;
the bronze grating and its carrying poles
and utensils;
the washbasin with its stand;
the curtains for the walls of the courtyard;
the posts and their bases;
the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard;
the ropes and tent pegs;
all the furnishings to be used in worship at
the Tabernacle;
the beautifully stitched garments for the
priests to wear while ministering in
the Holy Place—the sacred garments
for Aaron the priest, and the garments
for his sons to wear as they minister
as priests.
42 So the people of Israel followed all of the
Lord’s instructions to Moses. 43 Then Moses inspected all their work. When he found it had
been done just as the Lord had commanded
him, he blessed them.
The Tabernacle Completed
Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Set up
the Tabernacle* on the first day of the
new year.* 3 Place the Ark of the Covenant* inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the
Ark within the Most Holy Place. 4 Then bring in
the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And
bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.
5 “Place the gold incense altar in front of the
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39:32 Hebrew the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting; also in
39:40. 39:35 Or Ark of the Testimony. 40:2a Hebrew
the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting; also in 40:6, 29.
40:2b Hebrew the first day of the first month. This day of the
ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in March or April.
40:3 Or Ark of the Testimony; also in 40:5, 21. 40:7 Hebrew
Tent of Meeting; also in 40:12, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32, 34, 35.
40:20 Hebrew He placed the Testimony; see note on 25:16.
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Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at
the entrance of the Tabernacle. 6 Place the altar
of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance. 7 Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle* and the altar, and fill it with water. 8 Then
set up the courtyard around the outside of the
tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard
entrance.
9 “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate
them and make them holy. 10 Anoint the altar
of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate
them. Then the altar will become absolutely
holy. 11 Next anoint the washbasin and its stand
to consecrate them.
12 “Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance
of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.
13 Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and
anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a
priest. 14 Then present his sons and dress them
in their tunics. 15 Anoint them as you did their
father, so they may also serve me as priests.
With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are
set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”
16 Moses proceeded to do everything just as
the Lord had commanded him. 17 So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first
month of the second year. 18 Moses erected the
Tabernacle by setting down its bases, inserting
the frames, attaching the crossbars, and setting up the posts. 19 Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on
the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.
20 He took the stone tablets inscribed with the
terms of the covenant and placed them* inside
the Ark. Then he attached the carrying poles to
the Ark, and he set the Ark’s cover—the place
of atonement—on top of it. 21 Then he brought
the Ark of the Covenant into the Tabernacle and
hung the inner curtain to shield it from view,
just as the Lord had commanded him.
22 Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place,
just outside the inner curtain. 23 And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table
before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.
24 He set the lampstand in the Tabernacle
across from the table on the south side of
the Holy Place. 25 Then he lit the lamps in the
Lord’s presence, just as the Lord had commanded him. 26 He also placed the gold incense
altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in
front of the inner curtain. 27 On it he burned
the fragrant incense, just as the Lord had commanded him.
28 He hung the curtain at the entrance of the
Tabernacle, 29 and he placed the altar of burnt