King James Version
Exodus 40:18 in the King James Version says “And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Exodus 40:18 · KJV
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.
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“reared up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“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
“and fastened”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and set up”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and fastened”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“reared up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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