He put the table in the tabernacle of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil;
Parallel translations
- WEB He put the table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the tabernacle northward, outside of the veil.
- KJV And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
- BSB Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- NASB He also put the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
- NLT Next Moses placed the table in the Tabernacle, along the north side of the Holy Place, just outside the inner curtain.
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Quick answer
Moses set the table on the north side of the Holy Place, outside the veil. It held the bread of the Presence before Yahweh.
Overview
The table for the bread of the Presence stood in the Holy Place, where the priests ministered before God. Its placement and the bread upon it symbolized Israel's fellowship and provision in God's presence. This points forward to Christ, the bread of life, who sustains His people and grants communion with God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Exod 26:35You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lamp stand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.
- John 6:53–57Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you don’t have life in yourselves.
- Eph 3:8To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- Exod 40:24He put the lamp stand in the Tent of Meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
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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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