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And he set upוַיָּקֶםthe courtyardאֶת הֶחָצֵרall aroundסָבִיבthe dwellingלַמִּשְׁכָּןand the altar,וְלַמִּזְבֵּחַand putוַיִּתֵּןthe screenאֶת מָסַךְof the gateשַׁעַרof the courtyard.הֶחָצֵרSo Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהfinishedיְכַלthe work.אֶת הַמְּלָאכָה
Exodus 40:33
Study it in the app“And he set up the courtyard all around the dwelling and the altar, and put the screen of the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:33, word by word
- And he set upיָּקֶםyakem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yakem” appears- the courtyardחָצֵרchatser
court
An enclosed open space, like the temple's.
Where else “chatser” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- and the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- and putיִּתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- the screenמָסַךְmasach
screen
Screen: a hanging that covers an entrance, such as those of the dwelling and its courtyard; also any covering.
Where else “masach” appears- of the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- So 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- finishedיְכַלyechal
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “yechal” appears- the workמְּלָאכָהmelacha
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melacha” appears
The context
32When they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they would wash, as YHWH had commanded Moses.
33 · This verse (above)
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of YHWH filled the dwelling.