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.
• 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 King James Version (NKJV)You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.

Context of Exodus 40:3

1And Yhwh spake unto Moses, saying, 2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the lampstand, and light the lamps thereof. 5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:3 word by word

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

• 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 40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
• Exodus 25:10And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
• Exodus 26:31And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
• Exodus 35:12The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
• Exodus 36:35And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
• Exodus 37:1And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
• Leviticus 16:14And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
• Numbers 4:5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
• Revelation 11:19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and 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

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