Moses’s Inspection of the Tabernacle

32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.(A) 33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its supports, its crossbars, and its pillars and bases; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of fine leather;[a] the curtain for the screen; 35 the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand, with its lamps arranged and all its utensils, as well as the oil for the light; 38 the gold altar; the anointing oil; the fragrant incense; the screen for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; 40 the hangings of the courtyard, its posts and bases, the screen for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the furnishings for the service of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 41 and the specially woven[b] garments for ministering in the sanctuary, the holy garments for the priest Aaron and the garments for his sons to serve as priests. 42 The Israelites had done all the work according to everything the Lord had commanded Moses.(B) 43 Moses inspected all the work they had accomplished. They had done just as the Lord commanded. Then Moses blessed them.(C)

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  1. 39:34 Hb obscure
  2. 39:41 Hb obscure

Moses Inspects the Completed Work

32 All the work on the Tent of Meeting was completed, and the Israelis had crafted it according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses, as they should have.[a] 33 They brought to Moses the tent, all its furnishings, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red,[b] the covering of dolphin[c] skins, the curtain,[d] 35 the Ark of the Testimony and its poles, the Mercy Seat, 36 the table and all its utensils, the bread of the presence, 37 the lamp stand of pure gold,[e] its lamps (with the lamps in order), its furnishings, its oil for lighting, 38 the altar of gold, anointing oil, aromatic incense, the screen for the doorway to the tent, 39 the bronze altar and the bronze lattice for it, its poles, all its furnishings, the basin and its base, 40 the hangings for the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pegs, all the furnishings for the service of the tent, for the Tent of Meeting, 41 the woven garments for Aaron the priest for ministering in the Holy Place, and the garments for his sons for serving as priests. 42 The Israelis had done all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses blessed them when he saw all the work and that they had completed it. They had done it just as the Lord had commanded.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:32 Lit. Moses. So they had done.
  2. Exodus 39:34 Or of tanned ram skins
  3. Exodus 39:34 Or dugong; i.e. a marine animal similar to a walrus or manatee
  4. Exodus 39:34 I.e. the one that separates the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place
  5. Exodus 39:37 Lit. the pure lamp stand