Exodus 40:23

23 and set out the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.

Exodus 40:23 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
English Standard Version (ESV)
23 and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
New Living Translation (NLT)
23 And he arranged the Bread of the Presence on the table before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
The Message Bible (MSG)
23 and arranged the Bread there before God, just as God had commanded him.
American Standard Version (ASV)
23 And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
23 He arranged the bread on the table in the LORD's presence, following the LORD's instructions.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
23 He arranged the bread on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
23 He arranged the loaves of bread on it in the sight of the Lord. Moses did it as the LORD had commanded him.

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 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
25 and set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD commanded him.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5-8; ver 4
  • 2. S Genesis 6:22
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