Exodus 40:22

22 (40-19) And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord.

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 (40-17) And spread the roof over the tabernacle, putting over it a cover, as the Lord had commanded.
21 (40-18) And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.
22 (40-19) And when he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he drew the veil before it to fulfil the commandment of the Lord.
23 (40-20) And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, without the veil,
24 (40-21) Setting there in order the loaves of proposition, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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