Exodus 40:3

Exodus 40:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.

Context of Exodus 40:3

1Then the Lord said to Moses: 2“Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month. Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. 5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:3 word by word

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵד֑וּת וְסַכֹּתָ֥ עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן אֶת־הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• thereinשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• and coverסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• with the vailפָּרֹ֫כֶתpôreketh · curtainH6532

Cross-references for Exodus 40:3

• Exodus 40:20He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.
• Exodus 25:10“Have them make an ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Exodus 26:31“Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
• Exodus 35:12the ark with its poles and the atonement cover and the curtain that shields it;
• Exodus 36:35They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.
• Exodus 37:1Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
• Leviticus 16:14He is to take some of the bull’s blood and with his finger sprinkle it on the front of the atonement cover; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the atonement cover.
• Numbers 4:5When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law.
• Revelation 11:19Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant. And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Testimony (Hebrew ‘eduth): This word refers especially to the covenant laws (stipulations, meaning the required commands). A written copy of these laws was placed inside the ark. This copy served as a witness to the covenant that Israel had made with God.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

• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• 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