King James Version
Exodus 40:17 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 40:17 · KJV
And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
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.
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass in the first”
H7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
“was reared up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“that the tabernacle”
H4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the temple); specifically, the tabernacle (properly, its w
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