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Exodus 40:33
And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses performs the final structural tasks after the Israelites have completed all mandated construction work. He acts immediately before the divine cloud descends to fill the completed sanctuary.
The words — וַ/יָּ֣קֶם (va/i.Ya.kem) translates to "and he set up," denoting the physical erection of the courtyard structure. וַ/יִּתֵּ֕ן (va/i.yi.Ten) means "and he put," specifically describing the placement of the entrance curtain.
The thread — The directive to erect the courtyard and hang its entrance curtain originates in Exodus 40:8. This verse concludes the construction sequence initiated in Exodus 39:32, which records the Israelites finishing all tabernacle work.
Why it lands — The text records the exact moment the sanctuary's physical boundaries are secured before God's presence enters. It demonstrates that the completion of prescribed structural work precedes divine indwelling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.
Cross-references
- Exodus 40:8 Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard.
- Exodus 27:9 You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
- Exodus 39:32 So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Numbers 1:50 Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.
- 1 Kings 6:9 So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
- Zechariah 4:9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
- Matthew 16:8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?
- John 4:34 Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- 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.