Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He spread the covering over the tent, and put the roof of the tabernacle above on it, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- KJV And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- NKJV And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NASB And he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- NLT Then he spread the coverings over the Tabernacle framework and put on the protective layers, just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Quick answer
Moses spread the coverings over the tent, as Yahweh had commanded. The layered roof both sheltered and concealed the holy dwelling.
Overview
The successive coverings over the tabernacle protected the sacred space and marked it off as set apart. The recurring phrase 'as Yahweh commanded Moses' reinforces that even the outer details followed God's pattern exactly. The covered holy place reminds us that sinners cannot casually approach God's presence, a barrier ultimately removed through Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 36:8–19All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exod 26:1–14“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
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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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