Exodus 40 · Verse 29

Exodus 40:29

And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Exodus 40:29, King James Version

Exodus 40:29 in other translations

BSBHe placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBHe set the altar of burnt offering at the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVAnd he set the altar of burnt-offering at the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand the altar of the burnt-offering he hath set at the opening of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and causeth the burnt-offering to go up upon it, and the present, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYAnd he put the altar of burnt-offering at the entrance to the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt-offering and the oblation; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBEAnd at the door of the House of the Tent of meeting, he put the altar of burned offerings, offering on it the burned offering and the meal offering, as the Lord had given him orders.
WebsterAnd he put the altar of burnt-offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt-offering, and the meat-offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.

What does Exodus 40:29 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 40:29 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.

וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
הָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
שָׂ֕םsamhe set upH7760
פֶּ֖תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
מִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.Kan[the] tabernacle ofH4908
אֹֽהֶל\־'o.hel-[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he offered upH5927
עָלָ֗יו'a.Lavon itH5921
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעֹלָה֙ha.'o.Lahthe burnt offeringH5930
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.Chahthe grain offeringH4503
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMosesH4872

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Cross references for Exodus 40:29

  • Exodus 40:6

    And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

  • Exodus 27:1-8

    And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof. …

  • Hebrews 13:5-6

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

  • Hebrews 13:10

    We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

  • Romans 3:24-26

    Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  • Exodus 38:1-7

    And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. …

  • Exodus 29:38-46

    Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. …

  • Hebrews 9:12

    Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

  • Matthew 23:19

    Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

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the altar.
6; 27:1-8; 38:1-7; Mt 23:19; Ro 3:24-26; Heb 9:12; 13:5,6,10
offered.
29:38-46

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Context

  • Exodus 40:28

    And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

  • Exodus 40:29

    And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 40:30

    And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.

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Exodus 40:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y colocó el altar del holocausto á la puerta del tabernáculo, del tabernáculo del testimonio; y ofreció sobre él holocausto y presente; como Jehová había mandado á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il plaça l’autel de l’holocauste à l’entrée du tabernacle de la tente d’assignation, et il offrit sur lui l’holocauste et l’offrande de gâteau, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und den Brandopferaltar stellte er an den Eingang der Wohnung des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft, und er opferte darauf das Brandopfer und das Speisopfer: so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Laveruntque Moyses et Aaron ac filii ejus manus suas et pedes,