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Exodus 40:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
7And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
8And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, etc.] Not in the most holy place where the ark was, but over against it in the holy place: and put the hanging of the door of the tabernacle; the door of entrance into the holy place, where there were to be no other things set but those now mentioned, the shewbread table, the candlestick, and the altar of incense; and these being brought in, the hanging was to be put up, which hid the sight of the above things, and forbid the entrance of the people there.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the altar: Exo 40:26, Exo 40:27, Exo 30:1-5, Exo 35:25-28, Exo 37:25-28; Joh 14:6; Heb 9:24, Heb 10:19-22; Jo1 2:1, Jo1 2:2 put: Exo 40:28, Exo 26:36, Exo 26:37 Exodus 40:6”
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