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Exodus 40:21 KJV
Exodus · chapter 40 · verse 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.Exodus 40:21 · King James Version
Exodus 40:21 in context
19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
20And 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.
22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
23And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- tabernaclemishkâna residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the graveH4908 →
- testimonyʻêdûwthtestimonyH5715 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- coveringmâçâka coverH4539 →
- broughtbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- coveredçâkakproperly, to entwine as ascreenH5526 →
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When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off the rearing of it till they came to Canaan, though they now hoped to be there very shortly; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp, while they were in the wilderness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-33