Exodus 40:8

Exodus 40:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
• New International Version (NIV)Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.

Context of Exodus 40:8

6And you shall set the altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. 7Then you shall set the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. You shall also set up the courtyard all around and hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. 9Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy. 10You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

Exodus 40:8 word by word

וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ אֶת־הֶחָצֵ֖ר סָבִ֑יב וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔ אֶת־מָסַ֖ךְ שַׁ֥עַר הֶחָצֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

• You shall also setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
• allסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• hangנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the curtainמָסָךְmâsâk · coveringH4539
• for the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179

Cross-references for Exodus 40:8

• Exodus 40:33And he erected the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
• Exodus 27:9“Now you shall make the courtyard of the tabernacle. On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits long for one side;
• Exodus 38:9Then he made the courtyard: for the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;
• Matthew 16:18And I 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 Corinthians 12:28And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and various kinds of tongues.
• Ephesians 4:11And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,

Commentaries on Exodus 40:8

• 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 40:8

• Tabernacle

In the dictionaries

• Court
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Hangings
• 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