17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
17 In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.
17 On the first day of the first month of the second year, The Dwelling was set up.
17 And it came to pass in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was raised up.
17 So the Tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 40:17
Commentary on Exodus 40:16-33
(Read Exodus 40:16-33)
When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful, even in a wilderness, especially as we may be in another world before we come to fix in this. And we may justly fear lest we should deceive ourselves with a form of godliness. The thought that so few entered Canaan, should warn young persons especially, not to put off the care of their souls.