Exodus 40:8-18

8 And thou shalt (en)compass the great porch, and the entering thereof, with curtains. (And thou shalt set up the courtyard all around it, and hang up the curtain at its entrance.)
9 And when thou hast taken the oil of anointing, thou shalt anoint the tabernacle, with his vessels (thou shalt anoint the Tabernacle, and all its vessels), (so) that those be hallowed;
10 the altar of burnt sacrifice, and all the vessels thereof;
11 the washing vessel, with his foundament. Thou shalt anoint all things with the oil of anointing, that they be holy of holy things. (and the washing vessel, and its foundation, or its base. Thou shalt anoint all these things with the anointing oil, so that they be consecrated, and most holy.)
12 And thou shalt present Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of witnessing (And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle of the Witnessing); and, when they be washed with water,
13 thou shalt clothe them in (the) holy clothes, that they minister to me (so that they can serve as my priests),
14 (See verse 13 above.)
15 and (so) that the anointing of them profit into (an) everlasting priesthood.
16 And Moses did all things that the Lord commanded.
17 Therefore in the first month of the second year, in the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set. (And so in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the Tabernacle was set up.)
18 And Moses areared it, and he set (up) the boards, and bases, and bars, and he ordained [the] pillars;

Exodus 40:8-18 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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