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Geneva Bible

Exodus 40:19

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.

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.
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.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he stretched out the curtains over the tabernacle, and put the veil of the tabernacle on it above 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 So Moses did according to all that ye Lorde had commanded him: so did he. 17 Thus was the Tabernacle reared vp the first day of the first moneth in the seconde yeere. 18 Then Moses reared vp the Tabernacle and fastened his sockets, and set vp the boardes thereof, and put in the barres of it, and reared vp his pillars. 19 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. 20 And he tooke and put the Testimonie in the Arke, and put the barres in the ringes of the Arke, and set the Merciseate on hie vpon the Arke. 21 He brought also the Arke into the Tabernacle, and hanged vp the couering vaile, and couered the Arke of the Testimonie, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 22 Furthermore he put the Table in the Tabernacle of the Congregation in the Northside of the Tabernacle, without the vaile, 23 And set the bread in order before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 Also he put the Candlesticke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, ouer against the Table toward ye Southside of the Tabernacle. 25 And he lighted the lampes 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
Within three dayes shall Pharaoh lift vp thine head, & restore thee vnto thine office, and thou shalt giue Pharaohs cup into his hand after the olde maner, when thou wast his butler.
Genesis 40:17
And in the vppermost basket there was of all maner baken meates for Pharaoh: and the birdes did eate them out of the basket vpon mine head.
Genesis 40:22
But he hanged the chiefe baker, as Ioseph had interpreted vnto them.
Genesis 40:23
Yet the chiefe butler did not remember Ioseph, but forgate him.
Genesis 41:13
And as he declared vnto vs, so it came to passe: for he restored me to mine office, & hanged him.
Joshua 8:29
And the King of Ai hee hanged on a tree, vnto the euening. And as soone as the sunne was down, Ioshua commanded that they should take his carkeis downe from the tree, and cast it at the entring of ye gate of the city, & lay thereon a great heape of stones, that remaineth vnto this day.
Joshua 10:26
So then Ioshua smote them, and slewe them, and hanged them on fiue trees, and they hanged still vpon the trees vntill the euening.
1 Samuel 17:44
And the Philistim sayd to Dauid, Come to me, & I will giue thy flesh vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the field.
1 Samuel 17:46
This day shal the Lord close thee in mine hand, and I shall smite thee, and take thine head from thee, & I wil giue the carkeises of the hoste of the Philistims this daye vnto the foules of the heauen, & to the beasts of the earth, that all the world may know that Israel hath a God,
2 Samuel 21:6
Let seuen men of his sonnes be deliuered vnto vs, and we will hang them vp vnto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, the Lordes chosen. And the King said, I will giue 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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