Acts 7:44 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilde…”

Acts 7:44

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

World English Bible

“Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;

American Standard Version

Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.

Geneva Bible 1599

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witnes, in the wildernes, as hee had appointed, speaking vnto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seene.

Darby Translation

Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, as he that spoke to Moses commanded to make it according to the model which he had seen;

Young's Literal Translation

'The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to make it according to the figure that he had seen;

Bible in Basic English

Our fathers had the Tent of witness in the waste land, as God gave orders to Moses to make it after the design which he had seen.

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Cross references

“the tabernacle”

Exodus 38:21 Numbers 1:50–53 Numbers 9:15 Numbers 10:11 Numbers 18:2 Joshua 18:1

Exodus 38:21 · BSB

This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 1:50–53 · BSB

Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.

Numbers 9:15 · BSB

On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.

Numbers 10:11 · BSB

On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,

Numbers 18:2 · BSB

But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

Joshua 18:1 · BSB

Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,

“that he”

Exodus 25:40 Hebrews 8:5 Exodus 26:30 1 Chronicles 28:11 1 Chronicles 28:19 Hebrews 8:2

Exodus 25:40 · BSB

See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Hebrews 8:5 · BSB

The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the…

Exodus 26:30 · BSB

So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

1 Chronicles 28:11 · BSB

Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

1 Chronicles 28:19 · BSB

“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

Hebrews 8:2 · BSB

and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.

Also

Exodus 25:8–9

Exodus 25:8–9 · BSB

And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

43You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’

45And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,

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