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Exodus 40
Exodus 40:1
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Exodus 40:2
the first day of the first month of the new year
The new year marks the time when God rescued his people from Egypt. This happens around the middle of March on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal)
Exodus 40:3
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Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
place the ark of the testimony in it
"place the ark of the covenant decrees in the sacred chest"
shield the ark with the curtain
"put the ark behind the curtain"
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Exodus 40:5
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Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
ark of the testimony
This refers to the "sacred chest."
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Exodus 40:8
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Yahweh continues to tell Moses what the people must do.
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all its furnishings
"all the things that are a part of it"
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Exodus 40:11
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Exodus 40:12
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Yahweh continues speaking to Moses.
You are to bring
Moses will do these things himself.
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that are set apart to me
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "that you have set apart to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
Exodus 40:14
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Yahweh continues speaking to Moses.
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throughout their people's generations
"through all the generations of their descendants." See how you translated a similar phrase in Exodus 12:14.
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So the tabernacle was set up
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "So the people set up the tabernacle" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
the first day of the first month
This refers to exactly one year after God rescued his people from Egypt. This happens around the middle of March on Western calendars. See how you translated this in Exodus 40:2. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-hebrewmonths and rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal)
in the second year
This is the second year after Yahweh brought his people out of Egypt. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal)
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Moses set up
Moses was the leader. The people helped him set up the tabernacle. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
posts
a strong piece of wood set upright and used as a support
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Exodus 40:20
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He brought
Moses was the leader. He had workers helping him.
for it to shield
"in front of"
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He put the lampstand into the tent of meeting
Moses instructed his workers to move the lampstand. This can be stated clearly in the translation. Alternate translation: "Moses's workmen set the lampstand inside the sacred tent" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
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in front of the curtain
This curtain separated the holy place from the very holy place. This can be stated clearly in the translation. Alternate translation: "in front of the curtain that separated the holy place from the very holy place" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
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washed their hands and their feet from the basin
They washed with water from the basin. This can be stated clearly in the translation. Alternate translation: "washed their hands and their feet with water from the basin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
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In this way
"And so"
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Yahweh's glory filled
"Yahweh's awesome presence filled"
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was taken up from over
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "rose up from" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
Exodus 40:37
that it was lifted up
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "when it rose up" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
Exodus 40:38
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