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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative describes Moses positioning the altar during the final arrangement of the tabernacle. The text places this action immediately after erecting the entrance curtain and before setting up the washing basin.
The words — The verse centers on `מִזְבַּח` (mizbeach), literally “altar,” and `שָׂם` (sam), meaning “he set up” or “he placed.” These terms denote the deliberate physical positioning of the worship site.
The thread — This act fulfills the command in Exodus 40:6 to place the altar before the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. The instruction directly references the construction specifications in Exodus 27:1 and establishes the location for the daily sacrifices detailed in Exodus 29:38.
Why it lands — The text requires exact compliance with divine instructions before any worship can occur. It establishes that the means of approach to God is defined by specific placement and prescribed offerings rather than human arrangement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Cross-references
- Exodus 40:6 Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 27:1 “You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Exodus 29:38 This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Exodus 38:1 Bezalel constructed the altar of burnt offering from acacia wood. It was square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.
- Romans 3:24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
- Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
- Matthew 23:19 You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?