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Exodus 40:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. "
Exodus 40:17
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And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
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.
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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Exodus 40:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Exodus 40:2
"On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."
Exodus 40:3
"And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail."
Exodus 40:4
"And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps"
Exodus 40:5
"And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle."
Exodus 40:6
"And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."
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