“You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.
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“You shall set the altar of burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.
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And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
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And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Exodus 40:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 40:29 He 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 Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Exodus 27:1-8 “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide. The altar shall be square. Its height shall be three cubits. You shall make its horns on its four corners. Its horns shall be of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with bronze. You shall make its pots to take away its ashes; and its shovels, its basins, its meat hooks, and its fire pans. You shall make all its vessels of bronze. You shall make a grating for it of network of bronze. On the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners. You shall put it under the ledge around the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar. You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze. Its poles shall be put into the rings, and the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when carrying it. You shall make it hollow with planks. They shall make it as it has been shown you on the mountain.
- Exodus 38:1-7 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. It was square. Its length was five cubits, its width was five cubits, and its height was three cubits. He made its horns on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. He made all the vessels of the altar: the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its vessels of bronze. He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze, under the ledge around it beneath, reaching halfway up. He cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating, to be places for the poles. He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with bronze. He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.
- Ephesians 1:6-7 to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved, in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
- Hebrews 13:10 We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.
- 1 John 2:2 And he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.
- 1 John 4:9-10 By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain i.e. The tabernacle which is covered with a tent.…
i.e. The tabernacle which is covered with a tent. See Exo 35:11. Though elsewhere the words tabernacle and tent are promiscuously used.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And thou shall set the altar of the burnt…
And thou shall set the altar of the burnt offering,.... Where the sacrifices of the people were to be brought, and offered up by the priests; and this was to be set up in the open court, as it was proper it should, both because of the smell and smoke of the sacrifices:
before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation; just a little before the entrance into the holy place.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. the altar of burnt offering] Exo_27:1-8; Exo_38:1-7. The…
6. the altar of burnt offering] Exo_27:1-8; Exo_38:1-7. The position of this altar has not been defined before.
the entrance of the Dwelling, &c.] cf. v. 2.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) The altar of the burnt-offering.—See Exo_27:1-8.
(6) The altar of the burnt-offering.—See Exo_27:1-8.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The altar of burnt-offering. See Exo_27:1-8; Exo_38:1-7. Before the…
The altar of burnt-offering. See Exo_27:1-8; Exo_38:1-7. Before the door of the tabernacle. In the court, directly in front of the entrance, but not close to it, since the place of the laver was between the entrance and the altar. See the next verse.
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