Exodus 40:3 Go deeper
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And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. (KJV)
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וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.Taand you will put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Exodus 40:3 word 1
שָׁ֔םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 40:3 word 2
אֵ֖ת'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 40:3 word 3
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 40:3 word 4
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 40:3 word 5
וְסַכֹּתָ֥ve.sa.ko.Taand you will cover
Lemma: סָכַךְ (sa.khakh) · Strong's: H5526B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 18 times. Also: Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:21, Judges 3:24, 1 Samuel 24:3, 1 Kings 8:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5526B; TAHOT Exodus 40:3 word 6
עַל\־'al-over
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 40:3 word 7
הָאָרֹ֖ןha.'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 40:3 word 8
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 40:3 word 9
הַפָּרֹֽכֶת\׃ha.pa.Ro.khetthe curtain
Lemma: פָּרֹ֫כֶת (po.re.khet) · Strong's: H6532
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 40:3 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Put | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| of the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| in it | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| and screen | → | סָכַךְ H5526B to cover |
| off | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| with the veil | → | פָּרֹ֫כֶת H6532 curtain |
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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