Exodus 25:40

40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Exodus 25:40 in Other Translations

KJV
40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
ESV
40 And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.
NLT
40 “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.
MSG
40 Study the design you were given on the mountain and make everything accordingly.
CSB
40 Be careful to make [everything] according to the model of them you have been shown on the mountain.

Exodus 25:40 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 25:40

And look that thou make them
Or see that they are made by workmen employed:

after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount;
from whence it appears, that as Moses was showed the model of the tabernacle, so also of the candlestick, and of all its appurtenances, and of every other vessel in it; and he is strictly charged to look carefully and diligently to it, that everything be done exactly according to the model he had a view of, in which everything was particularly described, and nothing was left to the will, humour, and fancy of men.

Exodus 25:40 In-Context

38 Its wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold.
39 A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.
40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S ver 9; Exodus 26:30; Numbers 8:4; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:5*
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