Exodus 40:1

And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

In Context

2On the day of the first month, on the first of the month, shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

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Cross References

Exodus 31:7the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the utensils of the tent,

Exodus 39:32And all the labour of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was ended; and the children of Israel had done [it] according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses so had they done [it].

1 Chronicles 21:29And the tabernacle of Jehovah, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt-offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:1

In this chapter, I. Orders are given for the setting up of the tabernacle and the fixing of all the appurtenances of it in their proper places ( ver. 1-8 ), and the consecrating of it ( ver. 9-11 ), and of the priests, ver. 12-15 . II. Care is taken to do all this, and as it was appointed to be done, ver. 16-33 . III. God takes possession of it by the cloud, ver. 34 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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