Exodus 40:16
in Exodus 40Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
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ASV
Thus did Moses: according to all that Jehovah commanded him, so did he.
KJV
Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
according to all that the Lord commanded him
One verse carries the whole report of the obedience. The phrase as the Lord commanded Moses falls fifteen times in Exodus and thirteen of them are in chapters 39 and 40. Chapter 32 sits between the instructions and the building, and the refrain in these closing chapters is the record that this time the people did what they were told.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Thus did Moses,.... He set up the tabernacle, and every thing in its place, and anointed them, and Aaron and his sons: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he; by which he approved himself to be a faithful servant in the house of God.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him--On his part, the same scrupulous fidelity was shown in conforming to the "pattern" in the disposition of the furniture, as had been displayed by the workmen in the erection of the edifice.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND IT CAME TO PASS IN THE FIRST MONTH… ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH. In the opinion of our Rabbis [who hold, as mentioned above, 84 Above, Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֖עַשׂ | vaiyaas | and he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| כְּ֠כֹל | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֧ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כֵּ֥ן | ken | so | H3651 → | 771 times |
| עָשָֽׂה׃ ס | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
וַיַּ֖עַשׂand he did
vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times
מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
כְּ֠כֹלaccording to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֧הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
כֵּ֥ןso
kenH3651 →771 times
עָשָֽׂה׃ סhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Acts 18:9–10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- John 14:18–23
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- Psalms 46:7
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
1 Corinthians 4:2Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Luke 12:42
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
- Luke 16:10–12
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
- Matthew 25:21
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.