Exodus 40:20-30

20 He took the covenant and put it into the ark, and put the poles on the ark, and set the mercy seat above the ark;

21 and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the curtain for screening, and screened the ark of the covenant; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

22 He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain,

23 and set the bread in order on it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle,

25 and set up the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

26 He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain,

27 and offered fragrant incense on it; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

28 He also put in place the screen for the entrance of the tabernacle.

29 He set the altar of burnt offering at the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering as the Lord had commanded Moses.

30 He set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it for washing,

Exodus 40:20-30 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or [treaty], or [testimony]; Heb [eduth]
• [b]. Or [the cover]
• [c]. Or [treaty], or [testimony]; Heb [eduth]