And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent, with all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
- KJV And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
- BSB Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
- NASB Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its bases;
- NLT And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;
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Quick answer
They brought the completed tabernacle to Moses with all its parts and fittings. The finished work was presented for his inspection.
Overview
Every component, the tent, clasps, frames, bars, pillars, and bases, was brought to Moses, who had received the original pattern from God. Presenting the work to Moses ensured it matched the divine blueprint. This careful submission to God's appointed standard models how all ministry should be measured against God's revealed word rather than human judgment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Exod 36:1–38“Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom Yahweh has put wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that Yahweh has commanded.”
- Exod 25:1–30Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
- Exod 35:11–19the tabernacle, its outer covering, its roof, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
- Exod 31:7–11the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the testimony, the mercy seat that is on it, all the furniture of the Tent,
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Christ at the center
The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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