Exodus 40:22

22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain

Exodus 40:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
ESV
22 He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,
NLT
22 Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.
MSG
22 He placed the Table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of The Dwelling, outside the curtain,
CSB
22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

Exodus 40:22 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:22

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation
In the holy place; for there the shewbread table, which is here meant, was put:

upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail;
on the north side of the tabernacle, at a little distance from the walls, which were the curtains and boards, even in the holy place on the outside of the vail, which divided from the most holy place.

Exodus 40:22 In-Context

20 He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.
21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the LORD commanded him.
22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain
23 and set out the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.
24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 25:23; Exodus 26:35
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