Exodus 40:23
in Exodus 40He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
KJV
And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord,.... The shewbread, the twelve cakes of it, in two rows, six in a row: as the Lord had commanded Moses: Exo 25:30.
This site's exposition
he put the table in the tent of the congregation
on Exodus 40:22-23
The table stands on the north side outside the vail and Moses sets the bread on it before the Lord. Leviticus 24:5-9 gives the arrangement, twelve cakes in two rows renewed every sabbath, one loaf for each tribe of Israel. The bread is set out in a room that nobody outside the priesthood will ever see.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Moses performed these priestly functions (Exo 28:1 note), before the holy things with which they were performed were anointed. The things had been made expressly for the service of Yahweh, by His command, and in this fact lay their essential sanctity, of which the anointing was only the seal and symbol. Aaron and his sons, on similar ground, having had the divine call, took part in the service of the sanctuary as soon as the work was completed Exo 40:
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ | vaiyaarokh | and he arranged | H6186 → | 74 times |
| עָלָ֛יו | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| עֵ֥רֶךְ | ʾerekh | an arrangement of | H6187 → | |
| לֶ֖חֶם | lechem | bread | H3899 → | 298 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ס | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְand he arranged
vaiyaarokhH6186 →74 times
עָלָ֛יוon it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
עֵ֥רֶךְan arrangement of
ʾerekhH6187 →
לֶ֖חֶםbread
lechemH3899 →298 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ סMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 25:30And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:5–9
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 12:4
He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
- Exodus 39:36
the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
- Leviticus 24:5–9
Through
Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
it leads to
- Exodus 40:4
Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
- Leviticus 24:5–8
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,
- Exodus 26:35
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 40:22–24
Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- Exodus 40:4
Through
Exodus 40:4Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:8
Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant.
- Leviticus 24:8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.
