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Exodus 39:33
Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the Israelites presenting the completed sanctuary to Moses immediately after fulfilling every divine command. This moment closes the construction narrative before the final coverings are enumerated.
The words — וַיָּבִיאוּ (va-yāḇî-ʾû) means "and they brought," denoting the physical delivery of the structure. אֹהֶל (ʾōhel) translates as "the tent," identifying the primary fabric enclosure being transferred.
The thread — The listed components mirror the construction inventory in Exodus 35:11 and the furnishings detailed in Exodus 31:7. The sequence follows the initial divine commission recorded in Exodus 25:1.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledging that completed work must be delivered to authorized leadership for inspection. It establishes accountability as the necessary conclusion to obedience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
Cross-references
- Exodus 25:1 Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Exodus 31:7 the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—
- Exodus 35:11 the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;
- Exodus 36:1 “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.”