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.
The Lord's Glory
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.
36
The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.
37
If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up.
38
For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.
This chapter contains the order for setting up the tabernacle, and placing the furniture of it where it was the will of God it should be put, Ex 40:1-8 and for the anointing it, and all its vessels, and also Aaron and his sons, Ex 40:9-16 all which were accordingly done, the tabernacle was reared up, and everything was put in its proper place, Ex 40:16-33 upon which a cloud covered the tent, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, so that Moses could not enter; which cloud afterwards was a direction in their journeys, by night and by day, Ex 40:34-38.