Exodus 40:23

23 (40-20) And he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the north side, without the veil,

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 (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.

25 (40-22) He set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony, over against the table on the south side,