Exodus 40:5
in Exodus 40Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
KJV
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Put the ark of the Testimony in it
on Exodus 40:3-5
The command runs from the inside out. The ark goes in first behind the veil, then the table, the lampstand and the gold altar, and last the entrance curtain. Most of what is arranged here stands in two rooms closed to everyone outside the priesthood.
This site's exposition
Place the gold altar of incense
The gold altar stands in front of the ark of the Testimony, with the veil between them. Exodus 30:6 gave the same position, in front of the veil before the mercy seat. Its gold, John Gill notes, sets it apart.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony,....
The words behind it
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָתַתָּ֞ה | venatatah | and you will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזְבַּ֤ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הַזָּהָב֙ | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| לִקְטֹ֔רֶת | liktoret | for incense | H7004 → | 60 times |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| הָעֵדֻ֑ת | haedut | the testimony | H5715 → | 59 times |
| וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ | vesamta | and you will put | 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 |
וְנָתַתָּ֞הand you will put
venatatahH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִזְבַּ֤ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הַזָּהָב֙<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
לִקְטֹ֔רֶתfor incense
liktoretH7004 →60 times
לִפְנֵ֖י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
הָעֵדֻ֑תthe testimony
haedutH5715 →59 times
וְשַׂמְתָּ֛and you will put
vesamtaH7760 →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 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
it leads to
- Acts 4:12
Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”
- John 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- John 11:25–26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
- John 1:4
In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
- Acts 4:12
Through
Hebrews 9:24For 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.
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
- Hebrews 9:11–12
But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part…
- Hebrews 9:23
So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
- Hebrews 12:2
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
