Exodus 40:18

Exodus 40:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
• New International Version (NIV)When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses erected the tabernacle. He laid its bases, and set up its frames, and put in its poles, and raised up its pillars.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars.

Context of Exodus 40:18

16Moses did so, just as Adonai had commanded him. 17Now it happened during the first month of the second year, on the first day of the month, the Tabernacle was raised up. Moses raised the Tabernacle, and laid its bases, set up the framework of boards, put in the crossbars and set up its pillars. 19Then he spread the tent over the Tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on it, just as Adonai had commanded Moses. 20He placed the Testimony into the Ark, set the poles on the Ark, and put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.

Exodus 40:18 word by word

וַיָּ֨קֶם מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּ֗ן וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲדָנָ֔יו וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ אֶת־קְרָשָׁ֔יו וַיִּתֵּ֖ן אֶת־בְּרִיחָ֑יו וַיָּ֖קֶם אֶת־עַמּוּדָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• reared upקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• and fastenedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• his socketsאֶ֫דֶן'eden · socketH134
• and set upשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• the boardsקֶ֫רֶשׁqeresh · boardH7175
• in the barsבְּרִיחַberîyach · barH1280
• his pillarsעַמּוּד‛ammûd ‛ammûd · pillarH5982

Cross-references for Exodus 40:18

• Exodus 40:2“On the first day of the first month, you will set up the Tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.
• Exodus 26:15“You are to make the framework of boards for the Tabernacle from acacia wood, standing upright.
• Exodus 36:20He also made the framework of boards for the Tabernacle from acacia wood, standing upright.
• Leviticus 26:11I will set My Tabernacle among you, and My soul will not abhor you.
• Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling-place will be over them. I will be their God and they will be My people.
• John 1:14And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time came, God sent out His Son, born of a woman and born under law—
• 1 Peter 1:5By trusting, you are being protected by God’s power for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Revelation 21:3I also heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the dwelling of God is among men, and He shall tabernacle among them. They shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them and be their God.
• Matthew 16:18And I also tell you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My community; and the gates of Sheol will not overpower it.
• 1 Timothy 3:15But if I delay, I write so you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the household of God—which is the community of the living God, a pillar and foundation of truth.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-33Verses 16-33 When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful, even in a wilderness…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

• Moses
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Bar (2)
• Board
• 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