Bible Strands
Exodus 40:6
Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God gives Moses a direct command to arrange the sanctuary furnishings during the tabernacle's final assembly.
The words — וְנָתַתָּה (ve./Na.ta.Tah) means "and you will put," and מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה (miz.Bach ha./'o.Lah) translates to "the altar of burnt offering."
The thread — Exodus 40:6 records the command to position the altar, Exodus 40:29 describes Moses executing that placement, and Exodus 27:1 and 38:1 provide the construction specifications for the altar itself.
Why it lands — The text specifies the altar's location relative to the sanctuary entrance, requiring precise adherence to the established spatial order before worship proceeds.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Cross-references
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
- Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
- 1 John 2:2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- 1 John 4:9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him.