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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God directs Moses regarding the precise arrangement of the tabernacle's interior during its construction. This instruction follows the command to place the mercy seat on the ark and precedes the directive for the entrance curtain.

The words — The Hebrew verb שַׂמְתָּ (sam.Ta) means "you will put," and the noun שׁוּלְחָן (shul.Chan) translates to "table." These terms establish a direct command to position specific sacred objects within the designated space.

The thread — This spatial arrangement is recorded as fulfilled in Exodus 40:22 and Exodus 40:24, and later referenced in Hebrews 9:2 as part of the first room's furnishings. The repeated placement underscores the continuity between the construction command and its historical execution.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize the deliberate order of worship spaces and the fixed locations of the table and lampstand. It demands attention to how physical placement dictates ritual function without adding symbolic speculation.

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The Hebrew words

וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve./sam.Taand/ you will put אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ha./shul.Chanthe/ table מִח֣וּץmi./Chutzfrom/ [the] outside לַפָּרֹ֔כֶתla./pa.Ro.khetof the/ curtain וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַמְּנֹרָה֙ha./me.no.Rahthe/ lampstand נֹ֣כַחNo.khachopposite to הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha./shul.Chanthe/ table עַ֛ל'alon צֶ֥לַעTze.la'[the] side of הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha./mish.Kanthe/ tabernacle תֵּימָ֑נָהtei.Ma.na/hsouth/ -ward וְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ןve./Ha./shul.Chanand/ the/ table תִּתֵּ֖ןti.Tenyou will put עַל־'al-on צֶ֥לַעTze.la'[the] side of צָפֽוֹן׃tza.Fon[the] north

King James Version

And 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.

Cross-references

Exodus 40:22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Exodus 40:24 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle
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.
Exodus 25:31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Hebrews 9:8 By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.