1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 "Set up the Tabernacle*40:2a Hebrew the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting; also in 40:6, 29. on the first day of the new year.*40:2b Hebrew the first day of the first month. This day of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred in March or April.3 Place the Ark of the Covenant*40:3 Or Ark of the Testimony; also in 40:5, 21. inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.