the table, all its utensils, and the showbread;
Parallel translations
- WEB the table, all its vessels, the show bread,
- KJV The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
- BSB the table with all its utensils and the Bread of the Presence;
- NASB the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence;
- NLT the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;
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Quick answer
They brought the table with all its utensils and the bread of the Presence. The furnishings of the Holy Place were included.
Overview
The table held the twelve loaves of showbread, set continually before God as a sign of His covenant with the twelve tribes. The bread represented Israel's fellowship and dependence on God's provision. It points ahead to Christ, the true Bread of Life (John 6:35), who sustains His people and welcomes them into communion with God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Kgs 7:48Solomon made all the vessels that were in Yahweh’s house: the golden altar and the table that the show bread was on, of gold;
- Exod 25:30You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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