Exodus 40:21 Go deeper
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And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses. (KJV)
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וַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'and he brought
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 2
הָאָרֹן֮ha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 3
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 4
הַמִּשְׁכָּן֒ha.mish.Kanthe tabernacle
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּן (mish.kan) · Strong's: H4908
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tabernacle
Used 139 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 26:1, Exodus 26:6, Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4908; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 5
וַיָּ֗שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he set up
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 6
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 7
פָּרֹ֣כֶתpa.Ro.khet[the] curtain of
Lemma: פָּרֹ֫כֶת (po.re.khet) · Strong's: H6532
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: curtain
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 27:21, Exodus 30:6, Exodus 35:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6532; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 8
הַמָּסָ֔ךְha.ma.Sakhthe screen
Lemma: מָסָךְ (ma.sakh) · Strong's: H4539
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: covering
Used 25 times. Also: Exodus 26:36, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 35:12, Exodus 35:15, Exodus 35:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4539; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 9
וַיָּ֕סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhand he covered
Lemma: סָכַךְ (sa.khakh) · Strong's: H5526B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:3, Judges 3:24, 1 Samuel 24:3, 1 Kings 8:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5526B; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 10
עַ֖ל'alover
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 11
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 12
הָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.Dutthe testimony
Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: testimony
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 13
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 14
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 15
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 16
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 17
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 40:21 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then he brought | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the tabernacle | → | מִשְׁכָּן H4908 tabernacle |
| put up | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| the veil | → | פָּרֹ֫כֶת H6532 curtain |
| for the screen | → | מָסָךְ H4539 covering |
| and shielded | → | סָכַךְ H5526B to cover |
| off | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| just as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| had commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| him | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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