Exodus 40:18

Exodus 40:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
• New International Version (NIV)When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.

Context of Exodus 40:18

16Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did. 17Now in the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected. Moses erected the tabernacle and laid its sockets, and set up its boards, and inserted its bars and erected its pillars. 19He spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 20Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and attached the poles to the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

Exodus 40:18 word by word

וַיָּ֨קֶם מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲדָנָ֔יו וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ אֶת־קְרָשָׁ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֖ן אֶת־בְּרִיחָ֑יו וַיָּ֖קֶם אֶת־עַמּוּדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• erectedקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• laidנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• socketsאֶ֫דֶן'eden · socketH134
• and setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• its barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• its pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982

Cross-references for Exodus 40:18

• Exodus 40:2“On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
• Exodus 26:15“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
• Exodus 36:20Then he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright.
• Leviticus 26:11Moreover, I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject you.
• Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling place also will be with them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.
• John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
• 1 Peter 1:5who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,
• Matthew 16:18I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
• 1 Timothy 3:15but in case I am delayed, I write so that you will know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:18

• 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. 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

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Bar (2)
• Board
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer

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