Exodus 40:4

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God gives this command to Moses during the tabernacle's final assembly. The instruction follows the placement of the ark and veil and precedes the positioning of the incense altar.

The words — The Hebrew verb הֵבֵאתָ (heveTa) translates literally as "you will bring," and עָרַכְתָּ (arakhta) means "you will arrange." These terms dictate the specific physical actions required for the table and its arrangement.

The thread — The command links to Exodus 25:23 for the table's dimensions, Exodus 26:35 for its north-side placement opposite the lampstand, and Leviticus 24:8 for the weekly renewal of bread upon it.

Why it lands — The text explicitly orders the deliberate bringing and arranging of sacred furniture to establish worship order. A reader must recognize that proper worship demands exact obedience to divine placement rather than human convenience.

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The Hebrew words

וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve./he.ve.Taand/ you will bring אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha./shul.Chanthe/ table וְעָרַכְתָּ֖ve./'a.rakh.Taand/ you will arrange אֶת־'et-<obj.>עֶרְכּ֑וֹer.K/oarrangement/ its וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve./he.ve.Taand/ you will bring אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַמְּנֹרָ֔הha./me.no.Rahthe/ lampstand וְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ve./ha.'a.lei.Taand/ you will lift up אֶת־'et-<obj.>נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ׃ne.ro.Tei./halamps/ its

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

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.
Exodus 25:23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
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 37:10 He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exodus 40:22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
Leviticus 24:5 You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf,