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And it happenedוַיְהִיin the firstהָרִאשׁוֹןmonthבַּחֹדֶשׁin the secondהַשֵּׁנִיתyear,בַּשָּׁנָהon the first dayבְּאֶחָדof the month,לַחֹדֶשׁthat the dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןwas set up.הוּקַם
Exodus 40:17
Study it in the app“And it happened in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the dwelling was set up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:17, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- in the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishon” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- in the secondשֵּׁנִיתshenit
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “shenit” appears- yearשָּׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- on the first dayאֶחָדechad
first
Literally "one": day one of the month.
Where else “echad” appears- that the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- was set upהוּקַםhukam
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hukam” appears
Translation note
That is, almost a year after leaving Egypt (Exodus 12:2, 6) and a little more than nine months after arriving at Sinai (Exodus 19:1).
The context
16And Moses did according to all that YHWH had commanded him; so he did.
17 · This verse (above)
18And Moses set up the dwelling, and put its bases, and set its boards, and put its bars, and set up its pillars.