Exodus 40 · Verse 23

Exodus 40:23

And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Exodus 40:23, King James Version

Exodus 40:23 in other translations

BSBHe arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
WEBHe set the bread in order on it before the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.
ASVAnd he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
YLTand setteth in order upon it the arrangement of bread, before Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.
DARBYand arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
BBEAnd he put the bread on it in order before the Lord, as the Lord had said.
WebsterAnd he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

What does Exodus 40:23 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:16-33

When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off rearing it till they came to Canaan; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp. Those who are unsettled in the world, must not think that this will excuse want of religion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is very needful…

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Exodus 40:23 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְvai.ya.'a.Rokhand he arrangedH6186
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon itH5921
עֵ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhan arrangement ofH6187
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chembreadH3899
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֥הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃\ \סmo.ShehMosesH4872

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 40:23

  • Exodus 40:4

    And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

  • Exodus 25:30

    And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

  • Hebrews 9:2

    For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

  • Matthew 12:4

    How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

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4; 25:30; Mt 12:4; Heb 9:2

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Context

  • Exodus 40:22

    And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

  • Exodus 40:23

    And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

  • Exodus 40:24

    And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

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Exodus 40:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sobre ella puso por orden los panes delante de Jehová, como Jehová había mandado á Moisés.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il rangea sur elle, en ordre, le pain devant l’ Éternel, comme l’ Éternel l’avait commandé à Moïse.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und er richtete darauf eine Brotschicht zu vor Jehova: so wie Jehova dem Mose geboten hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		locatis per ordinem lucernis, juxta præceptum Domini.