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Exodus 40:16

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16 Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him.
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Exodus 40:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
ESV
16 This Moses did; according to all that the LORD commanded him, so he did.
NLT
16 Moses proceeded to do everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
MSG
16 Moses did everything God commanded. He did it all.
CSB
16 Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him.

Exodus 40:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:16

Thus did Moses
He set up the tabernacle, and every thing in its place, and anointed them, and Aaron and his sons:

according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he;
by which he approved himself to be a faithful servant in the house of God.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 40:16 In-Context

14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics.
15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.”
16 Moses did everything just as the LORD commanded him.
17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.

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