Exodus 40:6

Exodus 40:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.

Context of Exodus 40:6

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. “Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.

Exodus 40:6 word by word

וְנָ֣תַתָּ֔ה אֵ֖ת מִזְבַּ֣ח הָעֹלָ֑ה לִפְנֵ֕י פֶּ֖תַח מִשְׁכַּ֥ן אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
• of the burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150

Cross-references for Exodus 40:6

• Exodus 40:29He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the Lord commanded him.
• Exodus 27:1“Build an altar of acacia wood, three cubits high; it is to be square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
• Exodus 38:1They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
• Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
• Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which those who minister at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
• 1 John 2:2He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
• 1 John 4:9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:6

• 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 40:6

• Altar

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Papyrus
• Prayer
• burnt offering, offering by fire

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