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

31Moses, Aaron, and his sons used this water to wash their hands and feet. 32They would wash whenever they went into the tent of meeting or whenever they approached the altar. Moses followed the Lord’s instructions. He set up the courtyard around the tent and the altar and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard. Finally, Moses finished the work. 34Then the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent. 35Moses couldn’t go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tent.

Exodus 40:33 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he reared upקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• the courtחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• and the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• and set upנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the hangingמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛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 put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard.
• Exodus 27:9“Make a courtyard for the tent. The south side of the courtyard should be 150 feet long and have curtains made out of fine linen yarn,
• Numbers 1:50Put the Levites in charge of the tent of God’s words, including the equipment for the tent and everything else having to do with the tent. The Levites will carry the tent and all its equipment. They will take care of the tent and camp around it.
• Matthew 16:8Jesus knew about their conversation and asked, “Why are you discussing among yourselves that you don’t have any bread? You have so little faith!
• 1 Corinthians 12:13By one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Whether we are Jewish or Greek, slave or free, God gave all of us one Spirit to drink.
• Ephesians 4:11He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts ⌞to his church⌟.
• Hebrews 9:6That is how these two parts of the tent were set up. The priests always went into the first part of the tent to perform their duties.
• John 10:9I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food.
• John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
• Ephesians 2:18So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.
• Hebrews 4:14We need to hold on to our declaration of faith: We have a superior chief priest who has gone through the heavens. That person is Jesus, the Son of God.
• Exodus 39:32So all the work on the inner tent (the tent of meeting) was now done. The Israelites followed all the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
• 1 Kings 6:9When he had finished building the walls, he roofed the temple with rows of cedar beams and planks.
• Zechariah 4:9“Zerubbabel’s hands have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me to you.
• John 4:34Jesus told them, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do and to finish the work he has given me.
• John 17:4On earth I have given you glory by finishing 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