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Exodus 40:6

4 Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.

7 And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.

8 Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
KJV
And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
WEB
“You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.
ASV
And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
DARBY
And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the entrance of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
BLB
And you shall set the altar of the burnt offering before the face of the door of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
ÅB
Brennoffer-alteret skal du sette foran inngangen til tabernaklet, sammenkomstens telt.
OTB
Plasser brennofferalteret foran inngangen til tabernaklet, møteteltet.
B1930
Brennoffer-alteret skal du sette foran inngangen til tabernaklet, sammenkomstens telt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 40:29

    He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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  • Exodus 27:1–8

    “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

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  • Ephesians 1:6–7

    to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

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  • 1 John 2:2

    He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

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  • Exodus 38:1–7

    Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

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  • 1 John 4:9–10

    This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.

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  • Hebrews 13:10

    We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.

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