New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 40:2-17

2“On the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259monthH2320you shall setתָּקִ֕יםta.KimH6965upH6965thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

3You shall placeוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,and you shall screenH5526offH5526the arkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727with the veilהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

4Then you shallbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935inH935the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979andarrangeוְעָרַכְתָּ֖ve.'a.rakh.TaH6186whatH6187belongsH6187on it; and you shallbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935inH935the lampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֔הha.me.no.RahH4501andmountוְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ve.ha.'a.lei.TaH5927its lampsנֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ne.ro.Tei.haH5216.

5You shall alsosetוְנָתַתָּ֞הve.na.ta.TahH5414the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196of incenseלִקְטֹ֔רֶתlik.To.retH7004in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,and setH7760upH7760the curtainמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539for the doorwayהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607to the tabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃la.mish.KanH4908.

6And you shall setוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of burntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930in frontלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440of the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7Then you shallsetוְנָֽתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414the basinהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595betweenH996the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,and putוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325in it.

8You shall also setH7760upH7760the courtyardהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691allH5439aroundH5439andhangH5414upH5414the curtainמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539for the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of the courtyardהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691.

9Then you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947the anointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081andanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908and everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is in it, and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942it and allכָּל־kol-H3605itsfurnishingsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627;and it shall be holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10You shall also anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛u.ma.shach.TaH4886the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and allכָּל־kol-H3605its utensilsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.ki.dash.TaH6942the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall be mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִֽׁים׃Ka.da.ShimH6944.

11And you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886the basinהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595and its standכַּנּ֑וֹka.NoH3653,and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ve.ki.dash.TaH6942it.

12Then you shallbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֤ve.hik.rav.TaH7126Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121to the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150and washוְרָחַצְתָּ֥ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364them with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13Andyou shall putH3847the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899onH3847Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175and anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886him and consecrateוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942him, so that he may serveוְכִהֵ֥ןve.khi.HenH3547asH3547aH3547priestH3547to Me.

14You shall also bringתַּקְרִ֑יבtak.RivH7126his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and putH3847tunicsכֻּתֳּנֹֽת׃ku.to.NotH3801onH3847them;

15and you shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886them justH3512asH3512you have anointedמָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ma.Shach.taH4886their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,so that they may serveוְכִהֲנ֖וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547asH3547priestsH3547to Me; and their anointingמָשְׁחָתָ֛םma.she.cha.TamH4888willqualifyH1961them for apermanentעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769priesthoodלִכְהֻנַּ֥תlikh.hu.NatH3550throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.”

16So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213these things;according to allכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680him, soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he didעָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213.

17Nowin the firstהָרִאשׁ֛וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֧דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141,on the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908was erectedהוּקַ֖םhu.KamH6965.

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