And he broughtוַיָּבֵאthe arkאֶת הָאָרֹןinto the dwelling,אֶל הַמִּשְׁכָּןand set upוַיָּשֶׂםthe veilאֵת פָּרֹכֶתthat screens it,הַמָּסָךְand screenedוַיָּסֶךְthe arkעַל אֲרוֹןof the testimony,הָעֵדוּתasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 40:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:21, word by word
- And he broughtיָּבֵאyave
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appears- the arkאָרֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- into the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- and set upיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the veilפָּרֹכֶתparochet
veil
The veil: the curtain that separated the most holy place from the rest of the dwelling.
Where else “parochet” appears- that screens itמָּסָךְmasach
screen
Screen: a hanging that covers an entrance, such as those of the dwelling and its courtyard; also any covering.
Where else “masach” appears- and screenedיָּסֶךְyasech
cover
To shelter, as God his own.
Where else “yasech” appears- of the testimonyעֵדוּתedut
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edut” 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
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,