Exodus 40:5

Exodus 40:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
• New International Version (NIV)Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall put the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and set up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.

Context of Exodus 40:5

3Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil. 4Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps. Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 6Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. 7And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

Exodus 40:5 word by word

וְנָתַתָּ֞ה אֶת־מִזְבַּ֤ח הַזָּהָב֙ לִקְטֹ֔רֶת לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵדֻ֑ת וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־מָסַ֥ךְ הַפֶּ֖תַח לַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

• Placeנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the Testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• and hangשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the curtainמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• at the entranceפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• to the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Exodus 40:5

• Exodus 40:26Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
• Exodus 30:1“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
• Exodus 35:25Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.
• Exodus 37:25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
• John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
• Exodus 40:28Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
• Exodus 26:36For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33). The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-382. On the first day of the first month--From a careful consideration of the incidents recorded to have happened after the exodus (Ex 12:2; 13:4; 19:1; 20:18; 34:28, &c.), it has been computed that the work of the tabernacle was commenced within six months after that emigration; and consequently, that other six months had been occupied in building it. So long a period spent in preparing the materials of a movable pavilion, it would be difficult to…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 40:5

• Altar
• Incense

In the dictionaries

• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Hangings
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer
• Altar
• burnt offering, offering by fire

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