{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/40","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:48:41.468Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Exodus","bookSlug":"exodus","chapter":40,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":39,"nextChapter":null,"totalChapters":40,"totalVerses":38},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that <i>is</i> therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> the tabernacle was reared up."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And he set up the hanging <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And he put the altar of burnt offering <i>by</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash <i>withal</i>."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:"},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"For the cloud of the LORD <i>was</i> 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."}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 40 (KJV)","markdown":"[Exodus 40](https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/40)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/40 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}