Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and sanctified them.
- KJV And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
- BSB Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
- NKJV Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
- NASB Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything that was in it, and consecrated them.
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Quick answer
Moses anoints the tabernacle and everything in it with oil to consecrate them. The dwelling and its furnishings are set apart as holy.
Overview
The anointing oil sanctified the sacred space and objects, marking them as God's own. This consecration prepared the place where God would meet His people. The oil, often associated with the Spirit, points toward the Anointed One, the Messiah, in whom God dwells with His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Exod 40:9–11“You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture: and it will be holy.
- Exod 30:23–29“Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty;
- Lev 8:2“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bull of the sin offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;
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