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Exodus 40:21
Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses completes the interior furnishing of the tabernacle by transporting the ark of the Testimony inside the tent, acting at the moment of final assembly after placing the mercy seat and poles.
The words — וַיָּבֵא (va-yavoe) literally means "and he brought," denoting the physical movement of the ark into the mishkan (tabernacle), while פָּרֹכֶת (parokhet) refers specifically to the curtain or veil erected as a screen.
The thread — This action directly fulfills the command in Exodus 40:3 to screen the ark with the veil, aligns with the architectural layout in Exodus 26:33 that uses the veil to separate the Holy Place, and repeats the inventory note in Exodus 35:12 concerning the shielded ark.
Why it lands — The text records a precise physical act of obedience that restricts access to the Testimony behind a barrier, requiring the reader to note that sacred order is maintained through exact compliance with divine placement instructions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Cross-references
- Exodus 26:33 And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- Exodus 40:3 Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
- Exodus 35:12 the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
- Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,