New King James Version
Exodus 40:3
3You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.
- 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 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 spoke to Moses, saying: 2“On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting. You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. 4You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps. 5You shall also set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the Testimony, and put up the screen for the door of the tabernacle.
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וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵד֑וּת וְסַכֹּתָ֥ עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן אֶת־הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 40:3
- Exodus 40:20He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
- Exodus 25:10“And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Exodus 26:31“You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.
- Exodus 35:12the ark and its poles, with the mercy seat, and the veil of the covering;
- Exodus 36:35And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim.
- Exodus 37:1Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
- Leviticus 16:14He shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; and before the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
- Numbers 4:5When the camp prepares to journey, Aaron and his sons shall come, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
- Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of His covenant was seen in His temple. And there were lightnings, noises, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail.
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
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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
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