Mishkan מִשְׁכָּן
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| מִשְׁכָּן | |
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| Transliteration | mishkan |
| Strong's number | H4908 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | tabernacle |
| Occurrences | 139 in 129 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (55) |
Mishkan (Hebrew מִשְׁכָּן, Strong's H4908) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “tabernacle”. It occurs 139 times in 129 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) dwelling place, tabernacle
1a) dwelling-place
1b) dwellings
Aramaic equivalent: mish.kan (מִשְׁכַּן "habitation" H4907)
1a) dwelling-place
1b) dwellings
Aramaic equivalent: mish.kan (מִשְׁכַּן "habitation" H4907)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | tabernacle (114), dwellings (6), tabernacles (5), dwelling (3), habitation (3), dwellingplaces (3), habitations (2), dwelleth (1), place (1), tents (1) |
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| BSB | tabernacle (98), dwellings (4), my dwelling place (2), your dwellings (2), dwelling place (2), their dwellings (2), above the tabernacle (1), my tabernacle (1), it (1), whenever the tabernacle (1), whenever it (1), were the tabernacle's (1), and 18 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Mishkan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 25:9According 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.You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.
- Exodus 26:1Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 26:6And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.Make fifty gold clasps as well, and join the curtains together with the clasps, so that the tabernacle will be a unit.
- Exodus 26:7And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.You are to make curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
- Exodus 26:12And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.As for the overlap that remains of the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over shall hang down over the back of the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:13And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.And the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
- Exodus 26:15And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
- Exodus 26:17Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
- Exodus 26:18And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward.Construct twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:20And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, make twenty frames
- Exodus 26:22And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.Make six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
- Exodus 26:23And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:26And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:27And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward.five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 26:30And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
- Exodus 26:35And 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.And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
- Exodus 27:9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,
- Exodus 27:19All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.
- Exodus 35:11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;
- Exodus 35:15And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;
- Exodus 35:18The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the courtyard, along with their ropes;
- Exodus 36:8And 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.All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.
- Exodus 36:13And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.He also made fifty gold clasps to join the curtains together, so that the tabernacle was a unit.
- Exodus 36:14And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.He then made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven curtains in all.
- Exodus 36:20And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.
- Exodus 36:22One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.Two tenons were connected to each other for each frame. He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way.
- Exodus 36:23And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:He constructed twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 36:25And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,For the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, he made twenty frames
- Exodus 36:27And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.He made six frames for the rear of the tabernacle, the west side,
- Exodus 36:28And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides.and two frames for the two back corners of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 36:31And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,He also made five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 36:32And 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.five for those on the other side, and five for those on the rear side of the tabernacle, to the west.
- Exodus 38:20And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
- Exodus 38:21This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Exodus 38:31And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.the bases for the surrounding courtyard and its gate, and all the tent pegs for the tabernacle and its surrounding courtyard.
- Exodus 39:32Thus 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.So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:33And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent with all its furnishings, its clasps, its frames, its crossbars, and its posts and bases;
- Exodus 39:40The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases; the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes and tent pegs, and all the equipment for the service of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting;
- Exodus 40:2On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 40:5And 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.Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- Exodus 40:6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 40:9And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
- Exodus 40:17And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year.
- Exodus 40:18And 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.When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.
- Exodus 40:19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the Lord commanded Moses.Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Exodus 40:21And 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.Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Exodus 40:22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- Exodus 40:24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
- Exodus 40:28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- Exodus 40:29And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the Lord commanded Moses.He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him.
- Exodus 40:33And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
- Exodus 40:34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Exodus 40:35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Exodus 40:36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.
- Exodus 40:38For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.
Leviticus
- Leviticus 8:10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.
- Leviticus 15:31Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
- Leviticus 17:4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the Lord before the tabernacle of the Lord; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.
- Leviticus 26:11And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.
Numbers
- Numbers 1:50But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.Instead, you are to appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles, care for it, and camp around it.
- Numbers 1:51And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites are to take it down, and whenever it is to be pitched, the Levites are to set it up. Any outsider who goes near it must be put to death.
- Numbers 1:53But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.But the Levites are to camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony and watch over it, so that no wrath will fall on the congregation of Israel. So the Levites are responsible for the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
- Numbers 3:7And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
- Numbers 3:8And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
- Numbers 3:23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
- Numbers 3:25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- Numbers 3:26And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
- Numbers 3:29The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward.The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
- Numbers 3:35And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
- Numbers 3:36And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,
- Numbers 3:38But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
- Numbers 4:16And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.Eleazar son of Aaron the priest shall oversee the oil for the light, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. He has oversight of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including the holy objects and their utensils.”
- Numbers 4:25And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,They are to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting with the covering of fine leather over it, the curtains for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
- Numbers 4:26And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.the curtains of the courtyard, and the curtains for the entrance at the gate of the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, along with their ropes and all the equipment for their service. The Gershonites will do all that needs to be done with these items.
- Numbers 4:31And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,This is the duty for all their service at the Tent of Meeting: to carry the frames of the tabernacle with its crossbars, posts, and bases,
- Numbers 5:17And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.
- Numbers 7:1And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;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.
- Numbers 7:3And they brought their offering before the Lord, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.
- Numbers 9:15And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.
- Numbers 9:18At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.
- Numbers 9:19And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.
- Numbers 9:20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
- Numbers 9:22Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.Whether the cloud lingered for two days, a month, or longer, the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle; but when it was lifted, they would set out.
- Numbers 10:11And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,
- Numbers 10:17And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- Numbers 10:21And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came.Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
- Numbers 16:9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
- Numbers 16:24Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”
- Numbers 16:27So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.So they moved away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. Meanwhile, Dathan and Abiram had come out and stood at the entrances to their tents with their wives and children and infants.
- Numbers 17:13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?Anyone who comes near the tabernacle of the LORD will die. Are we all going to perish?”
- Numbers 19:13Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.
- Numbers 24:5How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your dwellings, O Israel!
- Numbers 31:30And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord.From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or other animals, and give them to the Levites who keep charge of the tabernacle of the LORD.”
- Numbers 31:47Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.From the Israelites’ half, Moses took one out of every fifty persons and animals and gave them to the Levites who kept charge of the tabernacle of the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.
Joshua
- Joshua 22:19Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the Lord, wherein the Lord’s tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the Lord, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the Lord our God.If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
- Joshua 22:29God forbid that we should rebel against the Lord, and turn this day from following the Lord, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the Lord our God that is before his tabernacle.Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 7:6Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved about with a tent as My dwelling.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 6:32And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
- 1 Chronicles 6:48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- 1 Chronicles 16:39And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon
- 1 Chronicles 17:5For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another.For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling.
- 1 Chronicles 21:29For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
- 1 Chronicles 23:26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 1:5Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
- 2 Chronicles 29:6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.
Job
- Job 18:21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
- Job 21:28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?For you say, ‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked dwell?’
- Job 39:6Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.I made the wilderness his home and the salt flats his dwelling.
Psalms
- Psalm 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalm 43:3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
- Psalm 46:4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
- Psalm 49:11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
- Psalm 74:7They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
- Psalm 78:28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
- Psalm 78:60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
- Psalm 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
- Psalm 87:2The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
- Psalm 132:5Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Psalm 132:7We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 1:8If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 22:16What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height and cut your resting place in the rock?
- Isaiah 32:18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
- Isaiah 54:2Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes in deep.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 9:19For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”
- Jeremiah 30:18Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will stand in its rightful place.
- Jeremiah 51:30The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 25:4Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.
- Ezekiel 37:27My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 1:6For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans— that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).