Exodus 40:2 - Printer Friendly

ESV: "On the first day of the first month you shall erect the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

NIV: "Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.

NASB: On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

CSB: "You are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.

NLT: Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year.

KJV: On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

NKJV: “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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