Exodus 40:23 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 40:23

He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

BSB

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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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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And 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.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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:

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ	vai.ya.'a.Rokh	and he arranged	H6186 →
עָלָ֛יו	'a.Lav	on it	H5921 →
עֵ֥רֶךְ	'E.rekh	an arrangement of	H6187 →
לֶ֖חֶם	Le.chem	bread	H3899 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
צִוָּ֥ה	tzi.Vah	he had commanded	H6680 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ס	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 25:30
And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
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 independent 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;
Through
Hebrews 9:2
A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
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.
Through
Exodus 40:4
Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
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.

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Where the connections lead

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About Exodus