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Brenton's Septuagint

Exodus 40:19

And he stretched out the curtains over the tabernacle, and put the veil of the tabernacle on it above as the Lord commanded Moses.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Moses;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   Last Days at Sinai;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tent above on it, as the LORD commanded Moshe.
King James Version
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Lexham English Bible
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle; he placed the covering of the tent over it, above it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
New Century Version
After that, Moses spread the cloth over the Holy Tent and put the covering over it, just as the Lord commanded.
New English Translation
Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Amplified Bible
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, just as the LORD had commanded him.
New American Standard Bible
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he spred the couering ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of that couering on hie aboue it, as the Lorde had commaunded Moses.
Legacy Standard Bible
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and placed the covering of the tent on top of it, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
Contemporary English Version
then the two layers of coverings were hung over them.
Complete Jewish Bible
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above it, as Adonai had ordered Moshe.
Darby Translation
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above over it; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Easy-to-Read Version
After that Moses put the outer tent over the Holy Tent. Then he put the covering over the outer tent. He did these things just as the Lord had commanded.
English Standard Version
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
George Lamsa Translation
And be spread the covering over the tabernacle and put the covering of skins over it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Good News Translation
He spread out the covering over the Tent and put the outer covering over it, just as the Lord had commanded.
Christian Standard Bible®
Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Literal Translation
And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle. And he put the cover of the tent over it from above, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and spred out the tent ouer the Habitacion, and put the couerynge of the tent aboue an hye, as the LORDE commaunded him.
American Standard Version
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Bible in Basic English
Stretching the outer tent over it, and covering it, as the Lord had given him orders.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And spread abrode the tent ouer the tabernacle, and put the coueryng of the tent an hye aboue it, as the Lorde commaunded Moyses.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
King James Version (1611)
And he spread abroad the tent ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of the Tent aboue vpon it, as the Lord commanded Moses.
English Revised Version
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and `spredde abrood the roof on the tabernacle, and puttide an hilyng aboue, as the Lord comaundide.
Young's Literal Translation
and spreadeth the tent over the tabernacle, and putteth the covering of the tent upon it above, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
Update Bible Version
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above on it; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
World English Bible
He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tent above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
New King James Version
And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
New Living Translation
Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.
New Life Bible
He spread the covering over the meeting tent. And he put the top covering over it, just as the Lord had told Moses.
New Revised Standard
and he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent over it; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then spread he abroad the tent upon the habitation, and put the covering of the tent upon it, above, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-16) And Moses reared it up, and placed the boards and the sockets and the bars, and set up the pillars,
Revised Standard Version
and he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Contextual Overview

16 And Moses did all things whatsoever the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 And it came to pass in the first month, in the second year after their going forth out of Egypt, at the new moon, that the tabernacle was set up. 18 And Moses set up the tabernacle, and put on the chapiters, and put the bars into their places, and set up the posts. 19 And he stretched out the curtains over the tabernacle, and put the veil of the tabernacle on it above as the Lord commanded Moses. 20 And he took the testimonies, and put them into the ark; and he put the staves by the sides of the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and put on it the covering of the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses. 22 And he put the table in the tabernacle of witness, on the north side without the veil of the tabernacle. 23 And he put on it the shewbread before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 24 And he put the candlestick into the tabernacle of witness, on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. 25 And he put on it its lamps before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the tent: Exodus 26:1-14, Exodus 36:8-19

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:22 - General Exodus 36:20 - boards Exodus 40:2 - tabernacle Exodus 40:32 - as the Lord Numbers 3:25 - the tabernacle and 2 Samuel 7:6 - tent 1 Chronicles 17:1 - under curtains Matthew 1:24 - did

Cross-References

Genesis 40:13
Yet three days and Pharao shall remember thy office, and he shall restore thee to thy place of chief cupbearer, and thou shalt give the cup of Pharao into his hand, according to thy former high place, as thou wast wont to be cupbearer.
Genesis 40:17
And in the upper basket there was the work of the baker of every kind which Pharao eats; and the fowls of the air ate them out of the basket that was on my head.
Genesis 40:22
And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph, interpreted to them.
Genesis 40:23
Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.
Genesis 41:13
And it came to pass, as he interpreted them to us, so also it happened, both that I was restored to my office, and that he was hanged.
Joshua 8:29
And he hanged the king of Gai on a gallows; and he remained on the tree till evening: and when the sun went down, Joshua gave charge, and they took down his body from the tree, and cast it into a pit, and they set over him a heap of stones until this day.
Joshua 10:26
And Joshua slew them, and hanged them on five trees; and they hung upon the trees until the evening.
1 Samuel 17:44
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.
1 Samuel 17:46
this day. And the Lord shall deliver thee this day into my hand; and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from off thee, and will give thy limbs and the limbs of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky, and to the wild beasts of the earth; and all the earth shall know that there is a God in Israel.
2 Samuel 21:6
Let one give us seven men of his sons, and let us hang them up in the sun to the Lord in Gabaon of Saul, as chosen out for the Lord. And the king said, I will give them.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle,.... Which were curtains of goats' hair:

and put the covering of the tent above upon it; which was of rams' skins died red, and over that another covering of badgers' skins:

as the Lord commanded Moses; Exodus 26:7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The tent-cloth was spread over the tabernacle-cloth, and the covering of skins was put over the tent-cloth. See Exodus 26:1 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 40:19. He spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle — By the tent, in this and several other places, we are to understand the coverings made of rams' skins, goats' hair, c., which were thrown over the building for the tabernacle had no other kind of roof.


 
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