God’s Word Translation
Exodus 40:17
17So the tent was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year ⌞after the Israelites had left Egypt⌟.
Exodus 40:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.
Context of Exodus 40:17
15Anoint them to serve me as priests, as you anointed their father. Their anointing will begin a permanent priesthood for them for generations to come.” 16Moses did everything as the Lord commanded him. So the tent was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year ⌞after the Israelites had left Egypt⌟. 18When Moses set up the tent, he put the sockets in place, put up the frames, inserted the crossbars, and set up the posts. 19He spread the outer tent over the inner tent and put the cover on top. Moses followed the Lord’s instructions.
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וַיְהִ֞י בַּחֹ֧דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֛וֹן בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הוּקַ֖ם הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 40:17
- Exodus 40:1Then the Lord said to Moses,
- Numbers 7:2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of the households—those tribal leaders who helped in the census—came to give their offerings.
- Numbers 9:1In the first month of the second year after the Israelites left Egypt, the Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai. He said,
Commentaries on Exodus 40:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17On the first day of the month - That is, on the first of the month Nisan Exodus 12:2; Exodus 13:4, one year, wanting fourteen days, after the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. They had been nearly three months in reaching the foot of Mount Sinai Exodus 19:1; Moses had spent eighty days on the mountain Exodus 24:18; Exodus 34:28, and some time must be allowed for what is related in Exodus 24, as well as for the interval between the two periods which…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-33Verses 16-33 When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful, even in a wilderness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33). The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-382. On the first day of the first month--From a careful consideration of the incidents recorded to have happened after the exodus (Ex 12:2; 13:4; 19:1; 20:18; 34:28, &c.), it has been computed that the work of the tabernacle was commenced within six months after that emigration; and consequently, that other six months had been occupied in building it. So long a period spent in preparing the materials of a movable pavilion, it would be difficult to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 40
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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