Exodus
Exodus 40:2–3
2“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. 3Put the ark of the Testimonya in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
Footnotes
- a 40:3 That is, the ark of the covenant; also in verses 5 and 21
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 40:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the first | בְּאֶחָ֣ד | bə·’e·ḥāḏ | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| day | בְּיוֹם־ | bə·yō·wm- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of the first | הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| month | הַחֹ֥דֶשׁ | ha·ḥō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| you are to set up | תָּקִ֕ים | tā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| the tabernacle | מִשְׁכַּ֖ן | miš·kan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| the Tent | אֹ֥הֶל | ’ō·hel | Noun - masculine singular construct | H168 tent |
| of Meeting | מוֹעֵֽד׃ | mō·w·‘êḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H4150 appointed time, place, meeting |
Exodus 40:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put | וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ | wə·śam·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the Testimony | הָעֵד֑וּת | hā·‘ê·ḏūṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5715 testimony |
| in it | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and screen | וְסַכֹּתָ֥ | wə·sak·kō·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5526 overshadow, screen, cover |
| off | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the ark | הָאָרֹ֖ן | hā·’ā·rōn | Article; Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
| with the veil | הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ | hap·pā·rō·ḵeṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6532 curtain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 40:2 Exodus 26:30 · Exodus 13:4 · Exodus 40:17–19 · Numbers 1:1 · Numbers 7:1 · Exodus 12:1–2
Exodus 40:3 Numbers 4:5 · Exodus 35:12 · Revelation 11:19 · Exodus 25:22 · Leviticus 16:14 · Exodus 40:20–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.