New English Translation
Exodus 39:32
32So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses – they did it exactly so.
Exodus 39:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
- New International Version (NIV)So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did.
Context of Exodus 39:32
30They made a plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription, as on the engravings of a seal, “Holiness to the Lord.” 31They attached to it a blue cord, to attach it to the turban above, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. So all the work of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed, and the Israelites did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses – they did it exactly so. 33They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases; 34and the coverings of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the protecting curtain;
Read all of Exodus 39Exodus 39:32 word by word
וַתֵּ֕כֶל כָּל־עֲבֹדַ֕ת מִשְׁכַּ֖ן אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּ֠כֹל אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֖ה כֵּ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus was all the workעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: workH5656
- of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
- of the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
- finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- and the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- according to all that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
Cross-references for Exodus 39:32
- Exodus 39:33They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings, clasps, frames, bars, posts, and bases;
- Exodus 25:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Exodus 26:1“The tabernacle itself you are to make with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet; you are to make them with cherubim that are the work of an artistic designer.
- Exodus 27:1“You are to make the altar of acacia wood, seven feet six inches long, and seven feet six inches wide; the altar is to be square, and its height is to be four feet six inches.
- Exodus 28:1“And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests – Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
- Exodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish;
- Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.
- Exodus 31:1The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Exodus 35:1Moses assembled the whole community of the Israelites and said to them, “These are the things that the Lord has commanded you to do.
- Exodus 36:1So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord has put skill and ability to know how to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary are to do the work according to all that the Lord has commanded.”
- Exodus 37:1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.
- Exodus 38:1He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet six inches long and seven feet six inches wide – it was square – and its height was four feet six inches.
- Exodus 39:1From the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for serving in the sanctuary; they made holy garments that were for Aaron, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
- Leviticus 8:1Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
- Leviticus 9:1On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel,
Commentaries on Exodus 39:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses - This refers to the command given Exodus 25:40; and Moses has taken care to repeat every thing in the most circumstantial detail, to show that he had conscientiously observed all the directions he had received.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-43Verses 32-43 The tabernacle was a type or emblem of Jesus Christ. As the Most High dwelt visibly within the sanctuary, even on the ark, so did he reside in the human nature and tabernacle of his dear Son; in Christ dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, Col 2:9. The tabernacle was a symbol of every real Christian. In the soul of every true follower of the Saviour the Father dwells, the object of his worship, and the author of his blessings. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-43Moses inspected the completed work and confirmed that everything was as the Lord had commanded (39:43). As a result, Moses blessed them instead of judging them. This was unlike when they tried to enter God's presence in their own ways (32:27).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431-2. cloths of service--official robes. The ephod of the high priest, the robe of the ephod, the girdle of needlework, and the embroidered coat were all of fine linen; for on no material less delicate could such elaborate symbolical figures have been portrayed in embroidery, and all beautified with the same brilliant colors. (See on Ex 28:1-43).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 39
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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