Exodus 40:23
New International Version
and set out the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.

New Living Translation
And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

English Standard Version
and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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

King James Bible
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New King James Version
and he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New American Standard Bible
And he set the arrangement of bread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1995
He set the arrangement of bread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1977
And he set the arrangement of bread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Legacy Standard Bible
He set the arrangement of bread in order on it before Yahweh, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Amplified Bible
He set the bread [of the Presence] in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.

American Standard Version
And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he arranged coverings upon it for the bread before LORD JEHOVAH as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he put on it the shewbread before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Contemporary English Version
after which the bread was set on the table.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

English Revised Version
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He arranged the bread on the table in the LORD's presence, following the LORD's instructions.

Good News Translation
and placed on it the bread offered to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded.

International Standard Version
and properly arranged the bread on it in the LORD's presence, just as the LORD had commanded him.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Literal Standard Version
and sets in order the arrangement of bread on it, before YHWH, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

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

New American Bible
and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

NET Bible
And he set the bread in order on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New Revised Standard Version
and set the bread in order on it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New Heart English Bible
He set the bread in order on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

World English Bible
He set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation
and setteth in order upon it the arrangement of bread, before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

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Context
Setting Up the Tabernacle
22Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. 24He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle…

Cross References
Exodus 25:30
And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Exodus 40:4
Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

Exodus 40:24
He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

Leviticus 24:5
You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,

Leviticus 24:6
and set them in two rows--six per row--on the table of pure gold before the LORD.

Psalm 99:6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.


Treasury of Scripture

And he set the bread in order on it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:4
And 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.

Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

Matthew 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

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Exodus 40
1. The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, anointed, and consecrated
13. Aaron and his sons to be sanctified
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(23) He set the bread in order upon it.--Arranged, i.e., the twelve loaves in two rows, as was afterwards commanded to be done (Leviticus 24:6).

Verse 23. - He set the bread in order upon it. Upon the subject of this "order," see Leviticus 24:6-8, and compare the comment on ver. 4.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He arranged
וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ (way·ya·‘ă·rōḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6186: To set in a, row, arrange, put in order

the bread
לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

on it
עָלָ֛יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

before
לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

just as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

him.
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver


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