Exodus Chapter 40
So the Lord hit up Moses and was like,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
On the first day of the first month, you gotta set up the tabernacle for the squad.
On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
You’re gonna toss the ark of the testimony in there and cover it with the veil, no cap.
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
Bring the table in, get everything sorted on it, and light the lamps in the candlestick, fr.
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. {the things...: Heb. the order thereof}
Put the gold altar for the incense right in front of the ark and hang the door for the tabernacle.
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Also, place the burnt offering altar right before the door of the tabernacle, periodt.
And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Set the laver between the tent and the altar, and fill it up with water, bet.
And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Build the court all around and hang the gate up, it’s gonna pop off.
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
Grab that anointing oil, anoint the tabernacle and everything in it, make it all holy, it’s lit.
And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that {is} therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
Anoint the burnt offering altar and all its stuff, make that altar super holy, it’s goated.
And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. {most holy: Heb. holiness of holinesses}
You gotta bless the wash basin and its stand, make it all holy, fr.
And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
Bring Aaron and his boys to the tabernacle door, and give them a wash, no cap.
And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
Dress Aaron in those holy fits, bless him up, and get him ready to serve me as the priest, periodt.
And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Bring his sons too, and hook them up with fresh outfits.
And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:
Anoint them just like you did their pops, so they can serve me as priests—this vibe is gonna last forever for their fam, no cap.
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.
Moses did everything the Lord told him, straight-up vibes.
Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
So, in the first month of the second year, on day one, the tabernacle was set up, lit!
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first {day} of the month, {that} the tabernacle was reared up.
Moses assembled the tabernacle, locked in the sockets, set the boards, and put up the bars, goated move.
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and threw the cover on top, just like the Lord told him to, fr.
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He took the testimony and put it in the ark, set the poles on the ark, and placed the mercy seat on top, savage!
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
He rolled the ark into the tabernacle, set up the vibe curtain, and covered the ark of the testimony; just like the Lord told Moses, fr.
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He tossed the table in the tent where everyone vibed, on the north side of the tabernacle, no cap.
And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
He stacked the bread all nice before the Lord; just how the Lord told Moses to do it, periodt.
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
He placed the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, right across from the table, on the south side of the tabernacle, lit.
And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
He lit the lamps before the Lord; just as the Lord commanded Moses, for real.
And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He set the golden altar in the tent of the congregation right before the vibe curtain.
And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
He burned that sweet incense there; just like the Lord told Moses, no cap.
And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He hung the door vibe at the entrance of the tabernacle.
And he set up the hanging {at} the door of the tabernacle.
He put the burnt offering altar by the door of the tabernacle where everyone gathers, and offered the burnt offering and the meat offering; just like the Lord told Moses, fr.
And he put the altar of burnt offering {by} the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
He set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, filled it with water to wash up, lit.
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash {withal}.
So Moses, Aaron, and his crew washed their hands and feet, no cap.
And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:
When they rolled into the tent and got close to the altar, they washed up like God told Moses to do, periodt.
When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Moses set up the whole vibe around the tabernacle and the altar, and got the court gate hangin’. He wrapped up the work, fr.
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
Then a cloud pulled up and covered the tent, and the glory of the Lord was all up in the tabernacle, lit.
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Moses couldn’t even step into the tent 'cause the cloud was chillin’ there, and the glory of the Lord was poppin’ off.
And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
When the cloud lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites kept it movin’ on their journeys.
And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: {went onward: Heb. journeyed}
But if the cloud didn’t lift, they weren’t going anywhere until it did, no cap.
But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.
The Lord’s cloud was on the tabernacle during the day, and at night it was fire vibes, in front of all the Israelites, throughout all their travels.
For the cloud of the LORD {was} upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.