New Living Translation
Exodus 40:6
6Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting;
- 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.
Context of Exodus 40:6
4Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps. 5“Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle. Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance. 7Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water. 8Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
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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 40:29and he placed the altar of burnt offering near the Tabernacle entrance. On it he offered a burnt offering and a grain offering, just as the Lord had commanded him.
- Exodus 27:1“Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7-1/2 feet wide, 7-1/2 feet long, and 4-1/2 feet high.
- Exodus 38:1Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7-1/2 feet wide, 7-1/2 feet long, and 4-1/2 feet high.
- Ephesians 1:6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
- Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which the priests in the Tabernacle have no right to eat.
- 1 John 2:2He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
- 1 John 4:9God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life 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
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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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