{A tabernacle the first} (sk(886e)(8820)h(8820)pr(9374)(885c)). See  8:2  for
sk(886e)(885c). Large tents usually had two divisions (the outer and the
inner or the first and the second). Note pr(9374)(885c) for the first of
two as with the first covenant ( 8:7,13  9:1 ). The large outer
tent was entered first and was called Hagia (Holy), the first
division of the tabernacle. The two divisions are here termed two
tabernacles. {Was prepared} (kateskeuasth(885c)). First aorist
passive of kataskeuaz(935c). See  3:3 . For the furniture see  Ex
25  26 . Three items are named here: the candlestick (h(880a)luchnia, late word for luchnion) or lampstand, necessary since
there were no windows ( Ex 25:31-39 ); the table (h(8820)trapeza,
old word,  Mt 15:27 ) for the bread ( Ex 25:23-30  Le 24:6  of
pure gold); the shewbread (h(8820)prothesis t(936e) art(936e)) as in  Ex
25:30  40:23  Le 24:5-9 . Probably a hendiadys for the table with
the loaves of God's Presence.