Hebrews 9:2
For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
For there was a Tabernacle made, the first, wherein was the Candlesticke, and the Table, and the Shewbread, which is called ‖the Sanctuarie.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, holy.
Narration uses the Pure Cambridge Edition.
PASSAGE SELECTION
Build from either side
Choose up to 10 verses in this chapter. The study tools update with the selected passage.
SCRIPTURE WITH SCRIPTURE
Cross References
5 Essential passages are open for comparison.
From verse 2
- Exodus 40:4Rank 1 from verse 2
4And 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.
4And *thou shalt bring in the Table, and set in order †the things that are to be set in order vpon it, and thou shalt bring in the Candlesticke, and light the lampes thereof.
- Leviticus 24:5–8Rank 2 from verse 2
5¶ And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
5¶ And thou shalt take fine flowre, and bake twelue *cakes thereof: two tenth deales shall be in one cake.
6And thou shalt set them in two rowes, sixe on a row vpon the pure Table, before the LORD.
7And thou shalt put pure frankincense vpon ech row, that it may bee on the bread for a memorial, euen an offering made by fire vnto the LORD.
8Euery Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an euerlasting couenant.
- Exodus 26:35Rank 3 from verse 2
35And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
35And thou shalt set the table without the Uaile, and the candlesticke ouer against the table, on the side of the Tabernacle toward the South: and thou shalt put the table on the North side.
- Exodus 26:33Rank 4 from verse 2
33¶ And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
33¶ And thou shalt hang vp the Uaile vnder the taches, that thou maist bring in thither within the Uaile, the Arke of the Testimony: and the Uaile shall diuide vnto you, betweene the holy place and the most holy.
- Exodus 40:18–20Rank 5 from verse 2
18And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.
20¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
18And Moses reared vp the Tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set vp the boards thereof, and put in the barres thereof, and reared vp his pillars.
19And he spread abroad the tent ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of the Tent aboue vpon it, as the LORD commanded Moses.
20¶ And he tooke and put the testimony into the Arke, and set the staues on the Arke, and put the Mercie-seat aboue vpon the Arke.
- Exodus 40:22–24Rank 6 from verse 2
22¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
23And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
24¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
22¶ And hee put the Table in the Tent of the Congregation, vpon the side of the Tabernacle Northwaed, without the Uaile.
23And he set the bread in order vpon it, before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
24¶ And he put the candlesticke in the Tent of the Congregation, ouer against the Table, on the side of the Tabernacle Southward.
- Exodus 25:23–30Rank 7 from verse 2
23¶ Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
25And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
26And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.
28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
23¶ *Thou shalt also make a table of Shittim wood: two cubites shall bee the length thereof, and a cubite the bredth thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the height thereof.
24And thou shalt ouerlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crowne of gold round about.
25And thou shalt make vnto it a border of an hand bredth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crowne to the border thereof round about.
26And thou shalt make for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings in the foure corners that are on the foure feete thereof.
27Ouer against the border shall the rings be for places of the staues to beare the table.
28And thou shalt make the staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoones therof, and couers thereof, and bowles thereof, ‖to couer withall: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
30And thou shalt set vpon the Table Shew-bread before me alway.
- Exodus 25:8–9Rank 8 from verse 2
8And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
9According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
8And let them make mee a Sanctuary, that I may dwell amongst them:
9According to all that I shew thee, after the patterne of the Tabernacle, and the patterne of all the instruments thereof, euen so shall ye make it.
- Exodus 29:1Rank 9 from verse 2
1AND this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
1¶ And this is the thing that thou shalt doe vnto them, to hallow them, to minister vnto me in the Priests office: *Take one yong bullocke, and two rammes without blemish,
- Exodus 29:35Rank 10 from verse 2
- Exodus 36:8–38Rank 11 from verse 2
8¶ And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
9The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size.
10And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another.
11And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.
12Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.
13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.
14¶ And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
15The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size.
16And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves.
17And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.
18And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
19And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.
20¶ And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.
21The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half.
22One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:
24And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.
25And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,
26And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
27And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.
28And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.
29And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners.
30And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.
31¶ And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
32And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward.
33And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other.
34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
35¶ And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
36And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
37¶ And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;
38And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
8¶ *And euery wise hearted man, among them that wrought the worke of the Tabernacle, made ten curtaines, of fine twined linnen, and blew, and purple, and scarlet: with Cherubims of cunning worke made he them.
9The length of one curtaine was twentie & eight cubites, and the breadth of one curtaine foure cubites: the curtaines were all of one cise.
10And he coupled the fiue curtaines one vnto another: and the other fiue curtaines he coupled one vnto another.
11And he made loopes of blew, on the edge of one curtaine, from the seluedge in the coupling: likewise hee made in the vttermost side of another curtaine, in the coupling of the second.
12*Fiftie loopes made he in one curtaine, and fiftie loopes made hee in the edge of the curtaine which was in the coupling of the second: the loopes held one curtaine to another.
13And he made fiftie taches of gold, and coupled the curtaines one vnto another with the taches. So it became one tabernacle.
14¶ And he made curtaines of goats haire, for the tent ouer the Tabernacle: eleuen curtaines he made them.
15The length of one curtaine was thirtie cubites, and foure cubites was the breadth of one curtaine: the eleuen curtaines were of one cise.
16And he coupled fiue curtaines by themselues, and sixe curtaines by themselues.
17And he made fiftie loopes vpon the vttermost edge of the curtaine in the coupling, and fiftie loopes made he vpon the edge of the curtaine, which coupleth the second.
18And he made fiftie taches of brasse to couple the tent together that it might be one.
19And he made a couering for the tent of rammes skinnes died red, and a couering of badgers skinnes aboue that.
20¶ And hee made boards for the Tabernacle of Shittim wood, standing up.
21The length of a board was ten cubites, and the breadth of a board one cubite and a halfe.
22One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
23And he made boards for the Tabernacle: twentie boards for the South side, Southward.
24And fourtie sockets of siluer hee made vnder the twentie boards: two sockets vnder one board for his two tenons, and two sockets vnder another board, for his two tenons.
25And for the other side of the Tabernacle which is toward the North corner, he made twentie boards.
26And their fourtie sockets of siluer: two sockets vnder one board, and two sockets vnder another board.
27And for the sides of the Tabernacle westward, he made sixe boards.
28And two boards made he for the corners of the Tabernacle, in the two sides.
29And they were †coupled beneath and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus hee did to both of them in both the corners.
30And there were eight boards, and their sockets were sixteene sockets of siluer: vnder †euery board two sockets.
31¶ And he made *barres of Shittim wood: five for the boards of the one side of the Tabernacle,
32And fiue barres for the boards of the other side of the Tabernacle, and fiue barres for the boards of the Tabernacle for the sides westward.
33And he made the middle barre to shoot thorow the boards from the one end to the other.
34And he ouerlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of golde to be places for the barres, and ouerlaide the barres with gold.
35¶ And he made a Uaile of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen: with Cherubims made he it of cunning worke.
36And he made thereunto foure pillars of Shittim wood, and ouerlaide them with golde: their hookes were of gold: and he cast for them foure sockets of siluer.
37¶ And hee made an hanging for the Tabernacle doore of blew and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen, †of needle worke,
38And the fiue pillars of it with their hooks: and he ouerlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their fiue sockets were of brasse.
- Exodus 39:32–34Rank 12 from verse 2
32¶ Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
33¶ And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,
34And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,
32¶ Thus was all the worke of the Tabernacle of the tent of the Congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to al that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.
33¶ And they brought the Tabernacle vnto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his barres, and his pillars, and his sockets.
34And the couering of rammes skinnes died red, and the couering of badgers skinnes, and the vaile of the couering:
- Exodus 39:36–38Rank 13 from verse 2
36The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
37The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
38And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
36The Table, and all the vessels thereof, and the Shew bread:
37The pure Candlesticke, with the lampes thereof, euen with the lampes to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oyle for light:
38And the golden altar, and the anointing oyle, and the †sweet incense, and the hanging for the Tabernacle doore:
- Exodus 40:2Rank 14 from verse 2
- Exodus 37:10–24Rank 15 from verse 2
10¶ And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:
11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.
15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
17¶ And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
10¶ And hee made the Table of Shittim wood: two cubites was the length thereof, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the height thereof.
11And he ouerlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crowne of gold round about.
12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth, round about: and made a crowne of gold for the border thereof round about.
13And hee cast for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings vpon the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof.
14Ouer against the border were the rings, the places for the staues, to beare the Table.
15And he made the staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them with gold, to beare the Table.
16And hee made the vessels which were vpon the Table, his *dishes, and his spoones, and his bowles, and his couers ‖to couer withall, of pure gold.
17¶ And he made the *Candlesticke of pure gold, of beaten worke made he the Candlesticke, his shaft & his branch, his bowles, his knops, and his flowers were of the same.
18And sixe branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlesticke out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlesticke out of the other side thereof.
19Three bowles made he after the fashion of almonds, in one branch, a knop and a flower: and three bowles made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the sixe branches, going out of the Candlesticke.
20And in the candlesticke were foure bowles made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
21And a knop vnder two branches of the same, & a knop vnder two branches of the same, and a knop vnder two branches of the same, according to the sixe branches going out of it.
22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten worke of pure gold.
23And he made his seuen lampes, and his snuffers, and his snuffe-dishes of pure gold.
24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE
Definitions
Open a word for its full definition and concordance.
DEFINED WORDS
Hebrews 9:2
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
COMBINED MEANING
tabernacle
Sense 1: A tent, booth, or dwelling; especially Israel’s sacred tent of worship. Sense 2: Figuratively, the body as a dwelling.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
In what or which place, thing, time, state, action, respect, or matter.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
COMBINED MEANING
candlestick
A stand or support for a lamp or light; especially a lampstand with branches.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
A holy or set-apart place of dwelling, worship, or refuge.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
READ BEFORE AND AFTER
Surrounding Verses
Nearby Scripture remains separate from the selected passage until you add it.
1THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.
1¶ Then verily the first Couenant had also ‖ordinances of diuine Seruice, and a worldly Sanctuary.
2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
2For there was a Tabernacle made, the first, wherein was the Candlesticke, and the Table, and the Shewbread, which is called ‖the Sanctuarie.
Selected passage3And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
3And after the second vaile, the Tabernacle which is called y e Holiest of all: