Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 40:19
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
19. the tent over the Dwelling, and the covering ] See Exo 26:7; Exo 26:14.
‘Covering’ (strictly, ‘coverings’), as Exo 35:11.
as Jehovah commanded Moses ] so vv. 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32; cf. on Exo 39:1.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The tent-cloth was spread over the tabernacle-cloth, and the covering of skins was put over the tent-cloth. See Exo 26:1 note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. He spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle] By the tent, in this and several other places, we are to understand the coverings made of rams’ skins, goats’ hair, c., which were thrown over the building for the tabernacle had no other kind of roof.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle,…. Which were curtains of goats’ hair:
and put the covering of the tent above upon it; which was of rams’ skins died red, and over that another covering of badgers’ skins:
as the Lord commanded Moses; Ex 26:7.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) He spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle.Erected, i.e., the wooden framework, with the covering of goats-hair, which formed the true tent (ohel), and so roofed in the Tabernacle (mishkan).
Put the covering . . . above upon it.The covering (miksh) is the outer protection of rams skins and seals skins. (See Exo. 26:14.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
as = according as. See note on Exo 39:1, and note the seven occurrences of the expression “as Jehovah commanded Moses” in this chapter as in chapter 39.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the tent: Exo 26:1-14, Exo 36:8-19
Reciprocal: Gen 6:22 – General Exo 36:20 – boards Exo 40:2 – tabernacle Exo 40:32 – as the Lord Num 3:25 – the tabernacle and 2Sa 7:6 – tent 1Ch 17:1 – under curtains Mat 1:24 – did