Exodus 40:23

23 and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:23 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:23

And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord
The shewbread, the twelve cakes of it, in two rows, six in a row:

as the Lord had commanded Moses:
( Exodus 25:30 ) ( Leviticus 24:5-8 ) .

Exodus 40:23 In-Context

21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and hung up the veil of separation, and covered the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

22 And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside the veil,

23 and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, opposite to the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

25 And he lighted the lamps before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.

Footnotes

• [a] Lit. 'set in order upon it the order of bread.'