Tree of Life Version
Exodus 40:3
3You are to put the Ark of the Testimony there, and screen off the Ark with the curtain.
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
1Then Adonai spoke to Moses saying, 2“On the first day of the first month, you will set up the Tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting. You are to put the Ark of the Testimony there, and screen off the Ark with the curtain. 4Then bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is on it. Bring in the menorah and light its lamps. 5Set the golden incense altar in front of the Ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain over the entrance of the Tabernacle.
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וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שָׁ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵד֑וּת וְסַכֹּתָ֥ עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן אֶת־הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 40:3
- Exodus 40:20He placed the Testimony into the Ark, set the poles on the Ark, and put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.
- Exodus 25:10“Now they are to make an Ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits in length, one and a half cubits wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 26:31“Make a fine woven linen curtain of blue, purple and scarlet, with cheruvim. It is to be the work of a skillful craftsman.
- Exodus 35:12the Ark and the poles, the atonement cover and the curtain screen;
- Exodus 36:35Then he made the curtain of blue, purple, scarlet and finely twisted linen, along with the cheruvim, the work of a skillful craftsman.
- Exodus 37:1Bezalel also made the Ark from acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Leviticus 16:14He is then to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the atonement cover, on the east side. Before the atonement cover he is to sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.
- Numbers 4:5Whenever the camp is about to move out, Aaron and his sons are to take down the shielding curtain and cover the Ark of the Testimony with it.
- Revelation 11:19Then the Temple of God in heaven was opened, and the Ark of His Covenant appeared in His Temple. And there were flashes of lightning and rumblings and clashes of thunder and an earthquake and heavy 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
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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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