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And it came to pass in the firstmonth in the secondyear, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
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And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
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And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tentabove upon it; as the LORDcommandedMoses.
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And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seatabove upon the ark:
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And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORDcommandedMoses.
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And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernaclenorthward,without the vail.
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And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commandedMoses.
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And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernaclesouthward.
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And he lighted the lampsbefore the LORD; as the LORDcommandedMoses.
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And he put the goldenaltar in the tent of the congregationbefore the vail:
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And he burntsweetincense thereon; as the LORDcommandedMoses.
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.