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consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that <i>is</i> therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that <i>is</i> in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it and set it apart as holy and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall be holy (declared sacred, separated from secular use).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings so that it will be holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Use the sacred olive oil to dedicate to me the tent and everything in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Take the anointing oil, and anoint the tent and everything in it. In this way you will dedicate it and all its furnishings. Then it will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Then dedicate the Tent and all its equipment by anointing it with the sacred oil, and it will be holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are to take the anointing oil and anoint the tent and all that is in it. You are to consecrate it and all its furnishings and it will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and have taken the anointing oil, and anointed the Dwelling Place, and all that [is] in it, and hallowed it, and all its vessels, and it has been holy;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And take the oil of anointing, and anoint the dwelling and all that is in it, and consecrate it, and all its vessels: and it was holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle with its vessels, that they may be sanctified: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, having taken up the oil of unction, you shall anoint the tabernacle along with its articles, so that they may be sanctified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it, consecrating it and all its furnishings, so that it will be sacred.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it shall become holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall sanctify it and all its vessels; and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And take the oil of anointing and anoint the Tabernacle and everything that is in it, and hallow it and all its articles, and it will be holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and shalt anoint the tabernacle, and all things in it; and shalt sanctify it, and all its furniture, and it shall be holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/40-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=10619" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm">Setting Up the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Set up the surrounding courtyard and hang the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4888.htm" title="4888: ham·miš·ḥāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Unction, a consecratory gift. Or moshchah; from mashach; unction; by implication, a consecratory gift.">the anointing</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: še·men (N-msc) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">oil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4886.htm" title="4886: ū·mā·šaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To smear, anoint. A primitive root; to rub with oil, i.e. To anoint; by implication, to consecrate; also to paint.">and anoint</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">in it;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: wə·qid·daš·tā (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">consecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">along with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">its furnishings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and it shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-10.htm">Leviticus 8:10-12</a></span><br />Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them. / He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them. / He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/7-1.htm">Numbers 7:1</a></span><br />On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Hebrews 9:21</a></span><br />In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-25.htm">Exodus 30:25-29</a></span><br />Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil. / Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony, / the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Leviticus 16:32-33</a></span><br />The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest shall make atonement. He will put on the sacred linen garments / and make atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting, and the altar, and for the priests and all the people of the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm">1 Samuel 16:13</a></span><br />So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16</a></span><br />You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a></span><br />how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-21.htm">2 Corinthians 1:21-22</a></span><br />Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, / placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-27.htm">1 John 2:27</a></span><br />And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/133-2.htm">Psalm 133:2</a></span><br />It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shall hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.</p><p class="hdg">the anointing oil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Exodus 30:23-33</a></b></br> Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred <i>shekels</i>, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, <i>even</i> two hundred and fifty <i>shekels</i>, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty <i>shekels</i>, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-29.htm">Exodus 37:29</a></b></br> And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-39.htm">Exodus 39:39</a></b></br> The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-30.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/exodus/30-26.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/exodus/39-38.htm">Anointing</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Furnishings</a> <a href="/exodus/39-33.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/exodus/30-30.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/39-41.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/39-38.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/exodus/40-6.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/40-7.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/exodus/40-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/exodus/39-40.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/exodus/40-11.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/exodus/40-15.htm">Anointing</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Furnishings</a> <a href="/numbers/1-50.htm">Furniture</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/40-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/exodus/40-12.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/40-30.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/exodus/40-18.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/exodus/40-10.htm">Vessels</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-1.htm">The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, anointed, and consecrated</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-13.htm">Aaron and his sons to be sanctified</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-16.htm">Moses performs all things accordingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">A cloud covers the tabernacle</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This oil was used exclusively for consecrating the tabernacle and its contents, symbolizing the Holy Spirit's presence and sanctification. The use of oil in anointing signifies setting apart for God's purposes, a practice seen throughout Scripture, including the anointing of kings and priests.<p><b>and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it;</b><br>The tabernacle was the portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness. Anointing the tabernacle and its contents signified dedicating them to God's service. This act of anointing foreshadows the New Testament understanding of believers as temples of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>), set apart for God's purposes.<p><b>consecrate it along with all its furnishings,</b><br>To consecrate means to make or declare something sacred, dedicating it to divine service. The furnishings of the tabernacle, including the altar, lampstand, and table of showbread, were integral to the worship and sacrificial system established by God. This consecration underscores the holiness required in approaching God, a theme echoed in <a href="/hebrews/9-21.htm">Hebrews 9:21-22</a>, which speaks of the necessity of purification through blood.<p><b>and it shall be holy.</b><br>Holiness is a central theme in the Bible, reflecting God's nature and His requirement for His people. The tabernacle's holiness was not inherent but derived from God's presence and the consecration process. This mirrors the call for believers to be holy as God is holy (<a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>), emphasizing a life set apart for God's glory. The tabernacle's holiness also points to Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law and the prophets, becoming the ultimate holy temple through His life, death, and resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and to receive the Law. In this context, Moses is instructed to anoint the tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>A portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites, designed according to divine specifications. It symbolizes God's presence with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/anointing_oil.htm">Anointing Oil</a></b><br>A sacred mixture used for consecrating the tabernacle and its furnishings, signifying holiness and dedication to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/consecration.htm">Consecration</a></b><br>The act of making something sacred or holy, setting it apart for God's purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/holiness.htm">Holiness</a></b><br>The state of being holy, which in this context means being set apart for God's service and presence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_holiness.htm">The Importance of Holiness</a></b><br>Holiness is central to our relationship with God. Just as the tabernacle was consecrated, our lives should be set apart for God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_anointing.htm">Symbolism of Anointing</a></b><br>Anointing with oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit's presence and empowerment. As believers, we are anointed by the Spirit to live out our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_his_people.htm">God's Presence Among His People</a></b><br>The tabernacle was a physical representation of God's presence. Today, God dwells within us through the Holy Spirit, making our bodies His temple.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consecration_in_daily_life.htm">Consecration in Daily Life</a></b><br>We are called to consecrate our lives, dedicating our actions, thoughts, and possessions to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience.htm">The Role of Obedience</a></b><br>Moses' obedience in anointing the tabernacle is a model for us. Obedience to God's instructions is crucial in our walk with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_your_influence_show_faith.htm">What is the significance of anointing in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_anointing's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is the significance of anointing in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_lev._8's_7-day_ordination.htm">How can Leviticus 8's insistence on a seven-day ordination period be reconciled with other references in the Old Testament that imply different consecration timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_essential_oils.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on essential oils?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONSECRATION OF THE TABERNACLE AND THE PRIESTS.</span><p>(9-15) Instructions for the consecration of the Tabernacle, its furniture and its vessels, by anointing, and for the consecration of Aaron and his sons by ablution, anointing, and investiture, were attached to those given concerning the setting up of the Tabernacle, and are here recorded, although their execution appears to have been delayed to a later date. (See <a href="/context/leviticus/8-1.htm" title="And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,">Leviticus 8:1-13</a>.) Moses perhaps found that there was not time for the completion of the ceremony on the day of the erection of the Tabernacle, and therefore deferred a part of it.<p>(9) <span class= "bld">The anointing oil.</span>--Directions for the composition of the oil had been already given (<a href="/context/exodus/30-23.htm" title="Take you also to you 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,">Exodus 30:23-25</a>); and at the same time it had been ordered that the Tabernacle, the ark, the table, the candlestick, the two altars, the laver, and the various vessels of the sanctuary, should be consecrated by anointing them (<a href="/context/exodus/30-26.htm" title="And you shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,">Exodus 30:26-29</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-16.</span> - <span class="accented">The directions to anoint</span>, etc. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 9-16.</span> - It does not appear that these directions were carried out at this time. Probably, there would not have been time to go through all the ceremonies enjoined (<a href="/exodus/29-1.htm">Exodus 29:1-34</a>) on the same day with the erection of the sanctuary. They were consequently deferred, either till the next day, or possibly to a later date. (See <a href="/leviticus/8.htm">Leviticus 8</a>.) The anointing of the tabernacle is recorded in ver. 10; of the vessels in ver. 11; of the altar and laver in the same. The washing of Aaron and his sons in ver. 6; their investiture in vers. 7-9; the anointing of Aaron in ver. 12; and a further anointing of Aaron together with his sons in ver. 30. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/40-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָקַחְתָּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·qaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the anointing</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4888.htm">Strong's 4888: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unction, a consecratory gift</span><br /><br /><span class="word">oil</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣מֶן</span> <span class="translit">(še·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and anoint</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mā·šaḥ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4886.htm">Strong's 4886: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rub with oil, to anoint, to consecrate, to paint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tabernacle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and everything in it;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consecrate</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qid·daš·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it along with all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its furnishings,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(kê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָ֥יָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy.</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹֽדֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/40-9.htm">Exodus 40:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/40-9.htm">OT Law: Exodus 40:9 You shall take the anointing oil (Exo. 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