Exodus 40:4

Exodus 40:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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 candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall bring in the table and arrange it, and you shall bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You 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.

Context of Exodus 40:4

2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. And 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. 6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

Exodus 40:4 word by word

וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן וְעָרַכְתָּ֖ אֶת־עֶרְכּ֑וֹ וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ אֶת־הַמְּנֹרָ֔ה וְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ אֶת־נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• And thou shalt bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• in the tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• and set in orderעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• the things that are to be set in orderעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• in the lampstandמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• and lightעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216

Cross-references for Exodus 40:4

• Exodus 40:22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
• Exodus 25:23Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
• Exodus 26:35And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
• Exodus 37:10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
• Leviticus 24:5And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
• Exodus 40:24And he put the lampstand in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
• Exodus 25:31And thou shalt make a lampstand of pure gold: of beaten work shall the lampstand be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things, etc. - That is, Thou shalt place the twelve loaves upon the table in the order before mentioned. See Clarke's note on Exodus 25:30.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The directions given in Leviticus 24:5-9 are here presupposed, and must have been issued before this chapter was written.Read the comment
• 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

In the dictionaries

• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Order
• 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