Exodus 40 · Verse 25

Exodus 40:25

And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Exodus 40:25, King James Version

Exodus 40:25 in other translations

BSBand set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBHe lit the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVAnd he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand causeth the lamps to go up before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYAnd he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBELighting the lights before the Lord, as the Lord had given him orders.
WebsterAnd he lighted the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

What does Exodus 40:25 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:16-33

When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful…

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Exodus 40:25 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.

וַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'aland he lifted upH5927
הַנֵּרֹ֖תha.ne.Rotthe lampsH5216
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMosesH4872

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

Cross references for Exodus 40:25

  • Exodus 40:4

    And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

  • Exodus 25:37

    And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

  • Revelation 4:5

    And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

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4; 25:37; Re 4:5

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Context

  • Exodus 40:24

    And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

  • Exodus 40:25

    And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 40:26

    And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

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Exodus 40:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y encendió las lámparas delante de Jehová; como Jehová había mandado á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il alluma les lampes devant l’ Éternel, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und er zündete die Lampen an vor Jehova: so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et adolevit super eo incensum aromatum, sicut jusserat Dominus Moysi.