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Exodus 25:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”

Exodus 25:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 25:85 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/עָ֥שׂוּwəʿāśw
and they will makeconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
לִ֖/יliy
pron
מִקְדָּ֑שׁmiqədāš
a sanctuarynounH4720
hallowed part · holy place · sanctuary
וְ/שָׁכַנְתִּ֖יwəšākanətiy
and I will dwellconjH7931
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · have habitation ···
בְּ/תוֹכָֽ/םbətwōkām
in midst of thempronH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago
Make Me a Sanctuary
The instruction to build the tabernacle begins simply: 'And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.' God wants to live with His people, not rule from a distant heaven. I'm a ca...
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Adam Smith 2Note1mo ago
A Place for God to Dwell
When God instructed Moses to build a sanctuary, He wasn't creating distance between Himself and the people. Instead, He was establishing a permanent location where heaven and earth intersected. The He...
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