Holman Christian Standard Bible

Exodus 40:25-35 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

25. and set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.

26. Moses also installed the gold altar in the tent of meeting, in front of the veil,

27. and burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.

28. He put up the screen at the entrance to the tabernacle.

29. Then he placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.

30. He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing.

31. Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet from it.

32. They washed whenever they came to the tent of meeting and approached the altar, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

33. Next Moses set up the surrounding courtyard for the tabernacle and the altar and hung a screen for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

34. The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

35. Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.