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Numbers 7:1
On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses concludes the erection of the tabernacle on the day of its completion, immediately anointing and consecrating the structure, its furnishings, the altar, and every utensil.
The words — כַּלּוֹת (ka.Lot) means "finished," marking the end of the construction phase, while וַיִּמְשַׁח (va.yim.shach) translates to "and he anointed," describing the ritual application of oil to set the space apart.
The thread — The same anointing action is recorded in Leviticus 8:10, Numbers 7:84 documents the dedication offerings that follow, and Matthew 23:19 references the altar's sanctifying function.
Why it lands — The text states that ritual consecration immediately follows structural completion, establishing that sacred space requires formal separation before any service can proceed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
Cross-references
- Leviticus 8:10 Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
- Numbers 7:84 So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
- Matthew 23:19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
- Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
- Exodus 13:2 “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- Exodus 30:23 “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
- Exodus 40:9 Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
- Exodus 40:17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
- Leviticus 9:1 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.
- Numbers 7:88 All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.