33
And he erected the court round the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
34
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
35
And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
36
Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would go onward;
37
but if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not go onward till the day that it was taken up.
38
For throughout all their journeys the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel.
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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