Exodus 40:16-26

16 Thus did Moses: according to all that Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
17 It happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tent was raised up.
18 Moses raised up the tent, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards of it, and put in the bars of it, and raised up its pillars.
19 He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tent above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
20 He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
21 He brought the ark into the tent, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
22 He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tent northward, outside of the veil.
23 He set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
24 He put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tent southward.
25 He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
26 He 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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