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Exodus 40:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So it happened in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was set up.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse marks the historic moment when Moses and the Israelites finally assembled God's dwelling place among them.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred exactly one year after the Israelites left Egypt, marking the completion of the tabernacle that God had commanded Moses to build on Mount Sinai. The tabernacle was a portable sanctuary where God would dwell among His people during their 40-year journey through the wilderness. This was the culmination of months of detailed construction work following God's specific instructions.

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