Exodus 40:28
in Exodus 40Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
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ASV
And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
KJV
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
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Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle
on Exodus 40:28-29
Moses offers the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar outside the curtain, the first sacrifice at the finished tabernacle. Exodus 29:38 to 42 had set a lamb on that altar morning and evening.
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And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. That is, at the door of the holy place, all being brought into it that were to be placed there.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֛שֶׂם | vaiyasem | and he set up | H7760 → | 584 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מָסַ֥ךְ | masakh | [the] screen of | H4539 → | 25 times |
| הַפֶּ֖תַח | hapetach | the entrance | H6607 → | 164 times |
| לַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ | lamishkan | of the tabernacle | H4908 → | 139 times |
וַיָּ֛שֶׂםand he set up
vaiyasemH7760 →584 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מָסַ֥ךְ[the] screen of
masakhH4539 →25 times
הַפֶּ֖תַחthe entrance
hapetachH6607 →164 times
לַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃of the tabernacle
lamishkanH4908 →139 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
John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
it leads to
- John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- John 10:7
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- John 10:1
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
- Romans 5:1–2
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- John 14:6
Through
Exodus 40:5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:19–22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.
- 1 John 2:1–2
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- Hebrews 10:19–22
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About Exodus
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.