Revised Version 1895

Exodus 40

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2On thefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of thefirstH7223monthH2320shalt thou rearupתָּקִ֕יםta.KimH6965thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֖ןmish.KanH4908of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

3And thou shaltputוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760therein thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715, and thou shalt screen thearkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727with theveilהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

4And thou shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935in thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.ChanH7979, andsetH935in order the things that areuponH935it; and thou shaltbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.TaH935in the candlestick, and light thelampsנֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof.

5And thou shaltsetוְשַׂמְתָּ֛ve.sam.TaH7760thegoldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196forincenseלִקְטֹ֔רֶתlik.To.retH7004beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715, andputוְנָתַתָּ֞הve.na.ta.TahH5414thescreenמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539of thedoorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607to thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃la.mish.KanH4908.

6And thou shaltsetוְנָ֣תַתָּ֔הve.Na.ta.TahH5414thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֑הha.'o.LahH5930offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֥ןmish.KanH4908of thetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

7And thou shaltsetוְנָֽתַתָּ֙ve.na.ta.TaH5414thelaverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595betweenH996thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, and shaltputוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325therein.

8And thou shaltsetוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760upH5414thecourtהֶחָצֵ֖רhe.cha.TzerH2691roundH5439aboutH5439, andhangH5414upH5414thescreenמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of thecourtהֶחָצֵֽר׃he.cha.TzerH2691.

9And thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947theanointingהַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.ChahH4888oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081, andanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that is therein, and shalt hallow it, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thefurnitureכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627thereof: and it shall beholyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10And thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֛u.ma.shach.TaH4886thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering, andallH3605itsH3605vesselsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.ki.dash.TaH6942thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196: and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196shall bemostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָֽדָשִֽׁים׃Ka.da.ShimH6944.

11And thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886thelaverהַכִּיֹּ֖רha.ki.YorH3595anditsH853baseכַּנּ֑וֹka.NoH3653, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֖ve.ki.dash.TaH6942it.

12And thou shaltbringוְהִקְרַבְתָּ֤ve.hik.rav.TaH7126Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121unto thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, and shaltwashוְרָחַצְתָּ֥ve.ra.chatz.TaH7364them withwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

13And thou shaltputH3847uponH3847Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175theholyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899; and thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.TaH4886him, andsanctifyוְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.TaH6942him, that he mayministerוְכִהֵ֥ןve.khi.HenH3547untomeH4886in the priest’s office.

14And thou shaltbringתַּקְרִ֑יבtak.RivH7126hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121, andputH3847coatsuponH3847them:

15and thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886them, as thou didstanointמָשַׁ֙חְתָּ֙ma.Shach.taH4886theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, that they mayministerוְכִהֲנ֖וּve.khi.ha.NuH3547untomeH4886in thepriest’sH3550office: and theiranointingמָשְׁחָתָ֛םma.she.cha.TamH4888shall be to them for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769priesthoodלִכְהֻנַּ֥תlikh.hu.NatH3550throughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

16ThusH3651didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872: according toallכְּ֠כֹלKe.kholH3605that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680him,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651didעָשָֽׂה׃ ס'a.SahH6213he.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961in thefirstהָרִאשׁ֛וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֧דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearבַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.NahH8141, on thefirstH7223dayH2320of themonthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, that thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908was rearedupהוּקַ֖םhu.KamH6965.

18AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872rearedupH6965thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ןha.mish.KanH4908, andlaidH7760itsH5414socketsאֲדָנָ֔יו'a.da.NavH134, andsetוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760upH6965the boards thereof, andputH5414in thebarsבְּרִיחָ֑יוbe.ri.ChavH1280thereof, and rearedupH6965itsH5414pillarsעַמּוּדָֽיו׃'a.mu.DavH5982.

19And hespreadוַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvai.yif.RosH6566thetentהָאֹ֙הֶל֙ha.'O.helH168over thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, andputוַיָּ֜שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thecoveringמִכְסֵ֥הmikh.SehH4372of thetentהָאֹ֛הֶלha.'O.helH168aboveעַל־'al-H5921uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921it; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

20And hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thetestimonyהָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.DutH5715intoאֶל־'el-H413thearkהָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.RonH727, andsetוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the staves on thearkהָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.RonH727, andputוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414the mercy-seataboveעַל־'al-H5921uponעַל־'al-H5921thearkהָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.RonH727:

21and hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935thearkהָאָרֹן֮ha.'a.RonH727intoאֶל־'el-H413thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֒ha.mish.KanH4908, andsetוַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760upעַ֖ל'alH5921theveilפָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khetH6532of thescreenהַמָּסָ֔ךְha.ma.SakhH4539, and screened thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of thetestimonyהָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.DutH5715; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

22And heputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha.shul.ChanH7979in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,uponעַ֛ל'alH5921thesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908northwardצָפֹ֑נָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, without theveilלַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃la.pa.Ro.khetH6532.

23And hesetH6680thebreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899inorderH6680uponעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

24And heputוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the candlestick in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150, overagainstעַ֛ל'alH5921thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ןha.shul.ChanH7979, on thesideיֶ֥רֶךְYe.rekhH3409of thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908southwardנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

25And helightedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927thelampsהַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.RotH5216beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

26And heputוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thegoldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theveilהַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetH6532:

27and heburntוַיַּקְטֵ֥רvai.yak.TerH6999thereonעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke.To.retH7004ofsweetH5561spicesH5561; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

28And heputוַיָּ֛שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thescreenמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4539of thedoorהַפֶּ֖תַחha.Pe.tachH6607to thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃la.mish.KanH4908.

29And hesetשָׂ֕םsamH7760thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908of thetentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, andofferedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uponעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921it theburntהָעֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930offering and themealהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503offering; as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

30And hesetוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760thelaverהַכִּיֹּ֔רha.ki.YorH3595betweenH996thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150and thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, andputוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325therein, towashלְרָחְצָֽה׃le.ra.che.TzahH7364withal.

31AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֣ןve.'a.ha.RonH175and hissonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121washedוְרָחֲצ֣וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027and theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶֽם׃rag.lei.HemH7272thereat;

32when theywentH935intoH413thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150, and when theycameH935nearוּבְקָרְבָתָ֛םu.ve.ka.re.va.TamH7126unto thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, theywashedיִרְחָ֑צוּyir.Cha.tzuH7364: as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ סmo.ShehH4872.

33And he rearedupH6965thecourtהֶחָצֵ֗רhe.cha.TzerH2691roundH5439aboutH5439thetabernacleלַמִּשְׁכָּ֣ןla.mish.KanH4908and thealtarוְלַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַve.la.miz.Be.achH4196, andsetH5414upH6965thescreenמָסַ֖ךְma.SakhH4539of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of thecourtהֶחָצֵ֑רhe.cha.TzerH2691.SoH5414Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872finishedוַיְכַ֥לvay.KhalH3615theworkהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ פha.me.la.KhahH4399.

34Then thecloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredוַיְכַ֥סvay.KhasH3680thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150, and thegloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

35AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808ableיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201toenterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thecloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodethereonעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921, and thegloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

36And when thecloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051wastakenH5927upH5927from over thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927onward,throughoutH3605allH3605theirjourneysמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃mas.'ei.HemH4550:

37butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thecloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051werenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808takenH5927upH5927, then theyjourneyedיִסְע֔וּyis.'UH5265notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808tillעַד־'ad-H5704thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117that it wastakenH5927upH5927.

38For thecloudעֲנַ֨ן'a.NanH6051of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068wasuponעַֽל־'al-H5921thetabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, and there wasfireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784therein bynightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915, in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,throughoutH3605allH3605theirjourneysמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃mas.'ei.HemH4550.

Commentaries on Exodus 40

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