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Contemporary English Version

Exodus 40:8

Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Tabernacle;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tabernacle;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Court;   Tabernacle;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   Last Days at Sinai;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hangings;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leviticus;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
King James Version
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
Lexham English Bible
And you will set up the courtyard all around, and you will put up the screen of the gate of the courtyard.
New Century Version
Set up the courtyard around the Holy Tent, and put the curtain at the entry to the courtyard.
New English Translation
You are to set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard.
Amplified Bible
"You shall set up the courtyard [curtains] all around and hang up the screen (curtain) for the gateway of the courtyard.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall also set up the courtyard all around and hang up the curtain for the gate of the courtyard.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then thou shalt appoynt the courte round about, and hang vp the hanging at the courte gate.
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall set up the court all around and hang up the screen for the gateway of the court.
Complete Jewish Bible
Set up the courtyard all the way around, and hang up the screen for the entrance to the courtyard.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt fix the court round about, and hang up the curtain at the gate of the court.
Easy-to-Read Version
Set up the wall of curtains around the courtyard. Then put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.
English Standard Version
And you shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
Good News Translation
Put up the surrounding enclosure and hang the curtain at its entrance.
Christian Standard Bible®
Assemble the surrounding courtyard and hang the screen for the gate of the courtyard.
Literal Translation
And you shall set up the court all around. And you shall place the screen of the opening of the court.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& set the courte rounde aboute, and hange vp the hanginge in the courte gate.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
Bible in Basic English
And put up the hangings forming the open space all round it, with the curtain over its doorway.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And make the court rounde about, & hang vp the hangyng at the court gate.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt set vp the Court round about, and hang vp the hanging at the Court gate.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
Berean Standard Bible
Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance of the courtyard.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt cumpas the greet street, and the entryng ther of with tentis.
Young's Literal Translation
`And thou hast set the court round about, and hast placed the covering of the gate of the court,
Update Bible Version
And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court-gate.
World English Bible
You shall set up the court around it, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
New King James Version
You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen at the court gate.
New Living Translation
Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.
New Life Bible
Hang the curtains all around the open space and hang the curtain at the gate of the open space.
New Revised Standard
You shall set up the court all around, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt put up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt encompass the court with hangings, and the entry thereof.
Revised Standard Version
And you shall set up the court round about, and hang up the screen for the gate of the court.
THE MESSAGE
"Set up the Courtyard on all sides and hang the curtain at the entrance to the Courtyard.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall set up the court all around and hang up the veil for the gateway of the court.

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said to Moses: 2 Set up my tent on the first day of the year 3 and put the chest with the Ten Commandments behind the inside curtain of the tent. 4 Bring in the table and set on it those things that are made for it. Also bring in the lampstand and attach the lamps to it. 5 Then place the gold altar of incense in front of the sacred chest and hang a curtain at the entrance to the tent. 6 Set the altar for burning sacrifices in front of the entrance to my tent. 7 Put the large bronze bowl between the tent and the altar and fill the bowl with water. 8 Surround the tent and the altar with the wall of curtains and hang the curtain that was made for the entrance. 9 Use the sacred olive oil to dedicate the tent and everything in it to me. 10 Do the same thing with the altar for offering sacrifices and its equipment

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the court: Exodus 40:33, Exodus 27:9-19, Exodus 38:9-20, Matthew 16:18, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Ephesians 4:11, Ephesians 4:12

Cross-References

Genesis 40:10
with three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its grapes became ripe.
Genesis 40:11
I held the king's cup and squeezed the grapes into it, then I gave the cup to the king."
Genesis 40:15
I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and here in Egypt I haven't done anything to deserve being thrown in jail.
Genesis 40:16
When the chief cook saw that Joseph had given a good meaning to the dream, he told Joseph, "I also had a dream. In it I was carrying three breadbaskets stacked on top of my head.
Psalms 25:14
Our Lord , you are the friend of your worshipers, and you make an agreement with all of us.
Isaiah 8:19
Someone may say to you, "Go to the fortunetellers who make soft chirping sounds or ask the spirits of the dead. After all, a nation ought to be able to ask its own gods
Daniel 2:11
It can't be done, except by the gods, and they don't live here on earth."
Daniel 2:28
But the God who rules from heaven can explain mysteries. And while you were sleeping, he showed you what will happen in the future.
Daniel 2:47
The king said, "Now I know that your God is above all other gods and kings, because he gave you the power to explain this mystery."
Daniel 4:8
Finally, a young man named Daniel came in, and I told him the dream. The holy gods had given him special powers, and I had renamed him Belteshazzar after my own god.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shall set up the court round about,.... Which consisted of various hangings, east, west, north, and south; see

Exodus 27:9.


 
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