Exodus 40:33

Exodus 40:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he erected the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he raised up the court all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

Context of Exodus 40:33

31and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet. 32They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work. 34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:33 word by word

וַיָּ֣קֶם אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֗ר סָבִיב֙ לַמִּשְׁכָּ֣ן וְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וַיִּתֵּ֕ן אֶת־מָסַ֖ךְ שַׁ֣עַר הֶחָצֵ֑ר וַיְכַ֥ל מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

• And Moses set upקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• aroundסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• and the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and he hungנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the curtainמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• for the entranceשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• So Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• the workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399

Cross-references for Exodus 40:33

• Exodus 40:8Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.
• Exodus 27:9You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
• Numbers 1:50Instead, 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.
• Matthew 16:8Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
• 1 Corinthians 12:13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
• Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
• Hebrews 9:6When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties.
• John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Ephesians 2:18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
• Exodus 39:32So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
• 1 Kings 6:9So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
• Zechariah 4:9“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
• John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
• John 17:4I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:33

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-33Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33So Moses finished the work: This statement marks the completion of the work on the tabernacle. The long process of building and preparing all its parts had now come to an end. See study note on 37:1–29.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. So Moses finished the work--Though it is not expressly recorded in this passage, yet, from what took place on all similar occasions, there is reason to believe that on the inauguration day the people were summoned from their tents--were all drawn up as a vast assemblage, yet in calm and orderly arrangement, around the newly erected tabernacle.Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 40:33

• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Hangings
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer
• Court

Commentaries on Exodus 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings