Bible Strands
Exodus 40:28
Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records the completion of the tabernacle’s assembly. This action occurs immediately after burning incense and before positioning the bronze altar.
The words — The text employs וַ/יָּ֛שֶׂם (va/i.Ya.sem), meaning “and he set up,” alongside מָסַ֥ךְ (ma.Sakh), meaning “the screen.” These terms denote the physical installation of the entrance barrier.
The thread — This installation fulfills the directive in Exodus 40:5 to hang the curtain at the tabernacle’s entrance. It parallels the construction command in Exodus 26:36 and the courtyard curtain work noted in Exodus 38:9.
Why it lands — The verse demands attention to the precise obedience required in constructing the sacred space. It establishes the physical boundary separating the holy area from the outer court.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
Cross-references
- Exodus 40:5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:36 For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.
- Exodus 38:9 Then he constructed the courtyard. The south side of the courtyard was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely spun linen,
- 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.
- John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- Hebrews 10:19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,