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Exodus 40:19

Then spread he abroad the tent upon the habitation, and put the covering of the tent upon it, above, - As Yahweh 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.
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.
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, - according to all that Yahweh had commanded him, so did he. 17 Thus came it to pass, in the first month, in the second year, on the first of the month, that the habitation was reared. 18 Yea Moses reared the habitation, and placed its sockets, and fixed its boards, and fastened its bars, - and reared its pillar 19 Then spread he abroad the tent upon the habitation, and put the covering of the tent upon it, above, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. 20 And he took and placed the testimony within the ark, and put the staves upon the ark, - and placed the propitiatory upon the ark, above; 21 and brought in the ark into the habitation, and put up the screening veil, and screened over the ark of the testimony, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. 22 And he placed the table in the tent of meeting, - on the side of the habitation northward, - outside the veil; 23 and set in order thereupon the arrangement of bread before Yahweh, - As Yahweh commanded Moses. 24 And he put the lampstand, in the tent of meeting, over against the table, - on the side of the habitation southward; 25 and mounted the lamps before Yahweh, - As Yahweh 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
In three days more, will Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee to thine office, and thou shalt set the cup of Pharaoh in his hand, according to the former custom when thou wast his butler.
Genesis 40:17
and, in the uppermost basket, was some of every kind of food for Pharaoh that a baker could make, - but, the birds, kept eating them out of the basket from off my head.
Genesis 40:22
but, the chief of the bakers, he hanged, - as, Joseph, had interpreted unto them.
Genesis 40:23
Yet the chief of the butlers made no mention of Joseph but did forget him.
Genesis 41:13
And it came to pass as he interpreted to us, so, it happened, - me, he restored to mine office but him, he hanged.
Joshua 8:29
And, the king of Ai, hanged he on a tree until eventide, - but, at the going in of the sun, Joshua gave command and they took down his dead body from the tree, and cast it in at the opening of the gate of the city, and raised up over it a great heap of stones - which remaineth until this day.
Joshua 10:26
And Joshua smote them after this, and put them to death, and hanged them upon five trees, - and they remained hung on the trees, until the evening,
1 Samuel 17:44
And the Philistine said unto David, - Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.
1 Samuel 17:46
This day, will Yahweh deliver thee into my hand, and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee, and will give thy dead body and the dead bodies of the host of Philistines, this day, unto the birds of heaven, and unto the wild beasts of the earth, - that all the earth may know that Israel hath a God;
2 Samuel 21:6
let there be delivered up to us - seven men of his sons, and we will crucify them unto Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Yahweh. And the king said, I, will deliver them up.

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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