Exodus 40 · Verse 4

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 40:4, King James Version

Exodus 40:4 in other translations

BSBThen bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.
WEBYou shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are on it. You shall bring in the lamp stand, and light its lamps.
ASVAnd thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
YLTand hast brought in the table, and set its arrangement in order, and hast brought in the candlestick, and caused its lamps to go up.
DARBYAnd 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 its lamps.
BBEAnd put the table inside, placing all the things on it in order; and put in the support for the lights, and let its lights be burning.
WebsterAnd 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 its lamps.

What does Exodus 40:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things, etc. - That is, Thou shalt place the twelve loaves upon the table in the order before mentioned. See Clarke's note on Exo 25:30.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 40:1-15

When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and when the commandments of God are continually attended to, as the rule of working, all will be done well. The high-priesthood was in the family of Aaron till Christ came, and in Him, the substance of…

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Exodus 40:4 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.

וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.Taand you will bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ןha.shul.Chanthe tableH7979
וְעָרַכְתָּ֖ve.'a.rakh.Taand you will arrangeH6186
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֶרְכּ֑וֹer.Koarrangement itsH6187
וְהֵבֵאתָ֙ve.he.ve.Taand you will bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמְּנֹרָ֔הha.me.no.Rahthe lampstandH4501
וְהַעֲלֵיתָ֖ve.ha.'a.lei.Taand you will lift upH5927
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נֵרֹתֶֽיהָ\׃ne.ro.Tei.halamps itsH5216

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Cross references for Exodus 40:4

  • Leviticus 24:8

    Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

  • Exodus 37:10-24

    And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. …

  • Exodus 25:23-39

    Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. …

  • Exodus 26:35-36

    And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

  • Exodus 40:22-25

    And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses. And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Leviticus 24:5-6

    And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the table.
22,25; 25:23-30; 26:35,36; 37:10-24
the things that, etc. Heb. the order thereof.
Le 24:5,6,8
the candlestick.
24,25; 25:31-39

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Context

  • Exodus 40:3

    And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

  • 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 40:5

    And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

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Exodus 40:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y meterás la mesa, y la pondrás en orden: meterás también el candelero, y encenderás sus lámparas:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu apporteras la table, et tu y arrangeras ce qui doit y être arrangé; et tu apporteras le chandelier, et tu allumeras ses lampes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und bringe den Tisch hinein und richte zu, was auf ihm zuzurichten ist; und bringe den Leuchter hinein und zünde seine Lampen an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et illata mensa, pones super eam quæ rite præcepta sunt. Candelabrum stabit cum lucernis suis,