Exodus 40:21

“And he brought the ark into the dwelling, and set up the veil that screens it, and screened the ark of the testimony, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”

Exodus 40:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 40:21, word by word

And he broughtיָּבֵאyave

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the arkאָרֹןaron

ark

The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.

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into the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan

dwelling

The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.

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and set upיָּשֶׂםyasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet

veil

The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.

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that screens itמָּסָךְmasach

screen

Screen: a hanging that covers an entrance, such as those of the dwelling and its courtyard; also any covering.

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and screenedיָּסֶךְyasech

cover

To shelter, as God his own.

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of the testimonyעֵדוּתedut

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

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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.

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had commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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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).

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The context

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.

21 · This verse (above)

22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the dwelling northward, outside the veil,

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