Exodus 25 · Verse 8

Exodus 25:8

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Exodus 25:8, King James Version

Exodus 25:8 in other translations

BSBAnd they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
WEBLet them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
ASVAnd let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
YLT‘And they have made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst;
DARBYAnd they shall make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
BBEAnd let them make me a holy place, so that I may be ever present among them.
WebsterAnd let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

What does Exodus 25:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them--In one sense the tabernacle was to be a palace, the royal residence of the King of Israel, in which He was to dwell among His people, receive their petitions, and issue His responses. But it was also to be a place of worship, in which God was to record His name and to enshrine the mystic symbols of His presence.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Let them make me a sanctuary - מקדש mikdash, a holy place, such as God might dwell in; this was that part of the tabernacle that was called the most holy place, into which the high priest entered only once a year, on the great day of atonement. That I may dwell among them - "This," says Mr. Ainsworth, "was the main end of all; and to this all the particulars are to be referred, and by this they are to be opened. For this sanctuary, as Solomon's temple afterwards, was the place of prayer, and of the public service of God, Lev 17:4-6; Mat 21:13; and it signified the Church which is the habitation of God through the Spirit, 2Cor 6:16; Eph 2:19-22; Rev 21:2, Rev 21:3; and was a visible sign of God's presence and protection, Lev 26:11, Lev 26:12; Eze 37:27, Eze 37:28; 1Kgs 6:12, 1Kgs 6:13; and of his leading them to his heavenly glory. For as the high priest entered into the tabernacle, and through the veil into the most holy place where God dwelt; so Christ entered into the holy of holies, and we also enter through the veil, that is to say his flesh. See the use made of this by the apostle, Hebrews 9 and 10. Thus the sanctuary is to be applied as a type, 1. To Christ's person, Heb 8:2; Heb 9:11, Heb 9:12; Joh 2:19-21. 2. To every Christian, 1Cor 6:19. 3. To the Church; both particular, Heb 3:6; 1Tim 3:15; and universal, Heb 10:21 : and it was because of the very extensive signification of this building, that the different things concerning this sanctuary are particularly set down by Moses, and so variously applied by the prophets and by the apostles." - See Ainsworth. As the dwelling in this tabernacle was the highest proof of God's grace and mercy towards the Israelites, so it typified Christ's dwelling by faith in the hearts of believers, and thus giving them the highest and surest proof of their reconciliation to God, and of his love and favor to them; see Eph 1:22; Eph 3:17.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25:1-9

God chose the people of Israel to be a peculiar people to himself, above all people, and he himself would be their King. He ordered a royal palace to be set up among them for himself, called a sanctuary, or holy place, or habitation. There he showed his presence among them. And because in the wilderness they dwelt in tents, this royal palace was ordered to be a tabernacle, that it might move with them. The people…

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Exodus 25:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעָ֥שׂוּve.'A.suand they will makeH6213
לִ֖יlifor <the> me
מִקְדָּ֑שׁmik.Dasha sanctuaryH4720
וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖יve.sha.khan.Tiand I will dwellH7931
בְּתוֹכָֽם\׃be.to.Khamin midst of themH8432

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 25:8

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16

    And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • Revelation 21:3

    And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

  • 1 Kings 6:13

    And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.

  • Exodus 29:45

    And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

  • Hebrews 9:1-2

    Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

  • Zechariah 2:10

    Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 12:6

    Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

  • Hebrews 3:6

    But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

  • Zechariah 8:3

    Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.

  • Numbers 5:3

    Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.

  • Exodus 15:2

    The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  • Leviticus 4:6

    And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a sanctuary.
15:2; 36:1-4; Le 4:6; 10:4; 21:12; Heb 9:1,2
I may dwell.
29:45; 1Ki 6:13; Isa 12:6; Zec 2:10; 8:3; 2Co 6:16; Heb 3:6; Re 21:3

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Context

  • Exodus 25:7

    Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Exodus 25:8

    And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

  • Exodus 25:9

    According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

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Exodus 25:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y hacerme han un santuario, y yo habitaré entre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils feront pour moi un sanctuaire, et j’habiterai au milieu d’eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie sollen mir ein Heiligtum machen, daß ich in ihrer Mitte wohne.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Facientque mihi sanctuarium, et habitabo in medio eorum: