KJV 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.
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Exodus 40:19
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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BSB 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.
WEB World English Bible
He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — Exodus 40
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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.
18 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.
19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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:
21 And 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.
22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
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וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂH6566 · pa.ra.sto spreadאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאֹ֙הֶל֙H168 · o.heltentעַל־H5921 · aluponהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןH4908 · mish.kantabernacleוַיָּ֜שֶׂםH7760 · sumto set: makeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִכְסֵ֥הH4372 · mikh.sehcoveringהָאֹ֛הֶלH168 · o.heltentעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponמִלְמָ֑עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichצִוָּ֥הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סH4872 · mo.shehMoses
Cross-references
Exodus 36:8-19And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work made he them.Exodus 26:1-14Moreover 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.
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