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Exodus 40:21

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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וַיָּבֵ֣אvayaveand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאָרֹן֮haaronthe chestאָרוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the chest”, the ordinary formH727a boxark, chest, coffin.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַמִּשְׁכָּן֒hamishkanthe tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.וַיָּ֗שֶׂםvayasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…אֵ֚תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פָּרֹ֣כֶתparokhetvailפֹּרֶכֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “vail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6532a separatrix, i.e. (the sacred) screenvail.הַמָּסָ֔ךְhamasakhethe coveringמָסָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the covering”, the ordinary formH4539a cover, i.e. veilcovering, curtain, hanging.וַיָּ֕סֶךְvayasekhand coverסָכַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protectcover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֲר֣וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.הָעֵד֑וּתhaedutthe testimonyעֵדוּתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the testimony”, the ordinary formH5715testimonytestimony, witness.כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…צִוָּ֥הtsivahappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֹשֶֽׁהmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Young’s Literal Translation

and bringeth in the ark unto the tabernacle, and placeth the vail of the covering, and covereth over the ark of the testimony, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

World English Bible

He brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the covenant, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Darby Translation

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Douay-Rheims

Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and put on it the covering of the veil, and covered the ark of the testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ εἰσήνεγκε τὴν κιβωτὸν εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν, καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὸ κατακάλυμμα τοῦ καταπετάσματος, καὶ ἐσκέπασε τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ὃν τρόπον συνέταξε Κύριος τῷ Μωυσῇ·