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Exodus 40:16-26

Listen to Exodus 40:16-26
16 This Moses did; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did.
17 In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, 1the 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 2took 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 3set up the veil of the screen, and screened 4the ark of the testimony, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
22 5He 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 6He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,
25 7and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
26 8He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil,

Exodus 40:16-26 Meaning and Commentary

\\INTRODUCTION OF EXODUS 40\\

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.

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Cross References 8

  • 1. 40:17 ver. 2; Num. 7:1
  • 2. 40:20 ch. 25:16; See ch. 16:34
  • 3. 40:21 ver. 3; See ch. 35:12
  • 4. 40:21 ver. 3, 20
  • 5. 40:22 ver. 4; ch. 26:35
  • 6. 40:24 ch. 26:35
  • 7. 40:25 ver. 4; ch. 25:37
  • 8. 40:26 ver. 5; ch. 30:6, 7
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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