Bible Strands
Exodus 40:22
Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses arranges the tabernacle furnishings immediately after positioning the ark and raising the protective veil. He acts at the conclusion of the construction sequence, executing the final placement commands.
The words — וַיִּתֵּן (va.yi.tten) translates literally as "and he put," describing the physical act of positioning. הַשֻּׁלְחָן (ha.shulchan) means "the table," specifying the exact article being arranged.
The thread — Exodus 26:35 originally commands this exact placement on the north side outside the veil. Exodus 40:23 immediately follows with the arrangement of bread on that same table.
Why it lands — The text demands precise obedience to divine spatial instructions for worship. Readers must recognize that sacred order requires exact compliance with specified commands.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
Cross-references
- 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.
- John 6:53 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
- Ephesians 3:8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Exodus 40:24 He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle