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And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat.
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When they went into the tent of the congregation and when they came near unto the altar, they washed, as the LORD commanded Moses.
33
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
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Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
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And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
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And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys;
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but if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not until the day that it was taken up.
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For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.
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.