English Standard Version

Exodus 40:17-24 English Standard Version (ESV)

17. In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

18. Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.

19. And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

20. He took the testimony and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark and set the mercy seat above on the ark.

21. And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22. He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,

23. and arranged the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24. He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,