KJV King James Version
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
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Exodus 40:5
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
WEB World English Bible
You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And thou hast put the golden altar for perfume before the ark of the testimony, and hast put the covering of the opening to the tabernacle,
Surrounding context — Exodus 40
2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
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וְנָתַתָּ֞הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִזְבַּ֤חH4196 · miz.be.achaltarהַזָּהָב֙H2091 · za.havgoldלִקְטֹ֔רֶתH7004 · qe.to.retincenseלִפְנֵ֖יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkהָעֵדֻ֑תH5715 · e.duttestimonyוְשַׂמְתָּ֛H7760 · sumto set: makeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מָסַ֥ךְH4539 · ma.sakhcoveringהַפֶּ֖תַחH6607 · pe.tachentranceלַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃H4908 · mish.kantabernacle
Cross-references
Hebrews 10:19-22Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,Hebrews 9:24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Exodus 40:26-28And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:Exodus 37:25-28And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.Exodus 30:1-5And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of] shittim wood shalt thou make it.Exodus 26:36-37And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.Exodus 35:25-28And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.
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