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Exodus 40:2–3

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On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
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From verse 2

  1. Exodus 26:30Rank 1 from verse 2
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    30And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

  2. Exodus 13:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4This day came ye out in the month Abib.

  3. Exodus 12:1–2Rank 3 from verse 2
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    1AND the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

    2This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

  4. Exodus 40:17–19Rank 4 from verse 2
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    17¶ 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.

    18And 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.

    19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  5. Numbers 1:1Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1AND the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

  6. Numbers 7:1Rank 6 from verse 2
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    1AND it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

  7. Exodus 26:1Rank 7 from verse 2
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    1MOREOVER thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

  8. Exodus 26:7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    7¶ And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

  9. Exodus 27:21Rank 9 from verse 2
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    21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.

  10. Exodus 30:36Rank 10 from verse 2
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    36And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

  11. Exodus 35:11Rank 11 from verse 2
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    11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

  12. Exodus 36:18Rank 12 from verse 2
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    18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.

  13. Exodus 40:6Rank 13 from verse 2
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    6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

From verse 3

  1. Exodus 35:12Rank 1 from verse 3
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    12The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

  2. Numbers 4:5Rank 2 from verse 3
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    5¶ And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

  3. Revelation 11:19Rank 3 from verse 3
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    19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

  4. Exodus 25:22Rank 4 from verse 3
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    22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  5. Exodus 40:20–21Rank 5 from verse 3
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    20¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

    21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  6. Leviticus 16:14Rank 6 from verse 3
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    14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.

  7. Exodus 25:10Rank 7 from verse 3
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    10¶ And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

  8. Exodus 26:31Rank 8 from verse 3
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    31¶ And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

  9. Exodus 26:33–34Rank 9 from verse 3
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    33¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.

    34And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

  10. Exodus 36:35–36Rank 10 from verse 3
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    35¶ And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.

    36And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

  11. Exodus 37:1–9Rank 11 from verse 3
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    1AND Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

    2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

    3And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

    4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

    5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

    6¶ And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

    7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

    8One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

    9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

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Exodus 40:2

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tabernacle

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Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.

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COMBINED MEANING

tent

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A movable shelter or dwelling made of curtains, skins, or fabric supported by cords, poles, and stakes; by extension, a temporary habitation.

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congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Exodus 40:3

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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therein

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In, within, during, or concerning that place, person, thing, condition, time, or matter previously mentioned.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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testimony

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Sense 1: A witness, declaration, evidence, record, or solemn statement. Sense 2: The written law given as a covenant witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

vail

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Sense 1: A covering that conceals. Sense 2: As a verb, to cover or hide.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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40:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

40:2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

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40:3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

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40:4And 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 thereof.

40:5And 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.

40:6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

40:7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

40:8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

40:9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

40:10And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

40:11And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

40:12And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

40:13And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.

40:14And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

40:15And 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.

40:16Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

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