And he spreadוַיִּפְרֹשׂthe tentאֶת הָאֹהֶלover the dwelling,עַל הַמִּשְׁכָּןand putוַיָּשֶׂםthe coveringאֶת מִכְסֵהof the tentהָאֹהֶלon itעָלָיוabove,מִלְמָעְלָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 40:19
Study it in the app“And he spread the tent over the dwelling, and put the covering of the tent on it above, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:19, word by word
- And he spreadיִּפְרֹשׂyifros
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “yifros” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- over the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- and putיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the coveringמִכְסֵהmichse
covering
Covering, roof.
Where else “michse” appears- aboveמָעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
The context
18And Moses set up the dwelling, and put its bases, and set its boards, and put its bars, and set up its pillars.
19 · This verse (above)
20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the cover of expiation on the ark above.