Exodus 40:1

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses: ² 

Then the LORD said to Moses:

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

The LORD now said to Moses,

GOD spoke to Moses:

And the Lord said to Moses,

The LORD spoke to Moses:

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

¹ Then the Lord spoke to Moses: ² 

¹ sn All of Exod 39:32-40:38 could be taken as a unit. The first section (39:32-43) shows that the Israelites had carefully and accurately completed the preparation and brought everything they had made to Moses: The work of the Lord builds on the faithful obedience of the people. In the second section are the instruction and the implementation (40:1-33): The work of the Lord progresses through the unifying of the work. The last part (40:34-38) may take the most attention: When the work was completed, the glory filled the tabernacle: By his glorious presence, the Lord blesses and directs his people in their worship.

² tn Heb “and Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying.”