Exodus 40:5

And put the gold altar for burning perfumes in front of the ark of the law, hanging the curtain over the doorway of the House.

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In The King James Version

And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

In Context

4And put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.

6And put the altar of burned offerings before the doorway of the House of the Tent of meeting.

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Cross References

Exodus 26:36And you are to make a curtain for the doorway of the Tent, of the best linen with needlework of blue and purple and red.

Exodus 30:6And let it be placed in front of the veil before the ark of the law, before the cover which is over the law, where I will come face to face with you.

Exodus 37:25And he made the altar for the burning of spices, using the same hard wood; it was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high; the horns made of the same.

John 14:6Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

Hebrews 10:19So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:2-16

The Rearing of the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the… Read the whole commentary →

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