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18 Moses raised the Dwelling. He laid out its socket bases, set up its boards, inserted its crossbars, and raised its posts. 19 He spread the tent over the Dwelling and put the cover for the tent above it,[a] just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

20 He took the Testimony and put it into the ark. He set the poles in place on the ark and placed the atonement seat on top of the ark.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 40:19 Here Dwelling refers to the structure as a whole. The tent refers to the first layer of the four coverings, and the cover is the second layer.

18 When Moses(A) set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames,(B) inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering(C) over the tent, as the Lord commanded(D) him.

20 He took the tablets of the covenant law(E) and placed them in the ark,(F) attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover(G) over it.

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