Exodus 40 · Verse 9

Exodus 40:9

And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
Exodus 40:9, King James Version

Exodus 40:9 in other translations

BSBTake the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
WEB“You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture, and it will be holy.
ASVAnd thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof: and it shall be holy.
YLTand hast taken the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and hallowed it, and all its vessels, and it hath been holy;
DARBYAnd thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shalt hallow it, and all its utensils; and it shall be holy.
BBEAnd take the holy oil and put it on the House and everything in it, and make it and everything in it holy:
WebsterAnd thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shalt hallow it, and all its vessels: and it shall be holy.

What does Exodus 40:9 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:1-15

When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and when the commandments of God are continually attended to, as the rule of working, all will be done well. The high-priesthood was in the family of Aaron till Christ came, and in Him, the substance of…

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Exodus 40:9 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.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081
הַמִּשְׁחָ֔הha.mish.Chah<the> anointingH4888
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥u.ma.shach.Taand you will anointH4886
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.Kanthe tabernacleH4908
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
בּ֑וֹbo[is] in <the> it
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥ve.ki.dash.Taand you will consecrateH6942
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
כֵּלָ֖יוke.Lavarticles itsH3627
וְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahand it will beH1961
קֹֽדֶשׁ\׃Ko.desha holy thingH6944

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

Cross references for Exodus 40:9

  • Leviticus 8:10

    And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.

  • Numbers 7:1

    And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

  • Exodus 39:39

    The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

  • 2 Corinthians 1:22

    Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

  • Matthew 3:16

    And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

  • Exodus 30:23-33

    Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, …

  • Psalms 45:7

    Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  • Exodus 37:29

    And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:4

    Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  • Isaiah 11:2

    And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

  • John 3:34

    For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the anointing oil.
30:23-33; 37:29; 39:39; Le 8:10; Nu 7:1; Ps 45:7; Isa 11:2; 61:1
Mt 3:16; Joh 3:34; 2Co 1:4,22; 1Jo 2:20

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Context

  • Exodus 40:8

    And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

  • Exodus 40:9

    And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

  • Exodus 40:10

    And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

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Exodus 40:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tomarás el aceite de la unción, y ungirás el tabernáculo, y todo lo que está en él; y le santificarás con todos sus vasos, y será santo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu prendras l’huile de l’onction, et tu en oindras le tabernacle et tout ce qui est dedans; et tu le sanctifieras avec tous ses ustensiles, et il sera saint.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nimm das Salböl und salbe die Wohnung und alles, was darin ist, und heilige sie und alle ihre Geräte; und sie soll heilig sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et assumpto unctionis oleo unges tabernaculum cum vasis suis, ut sanctificentur: