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Exodus 40:23 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. "
Exodus 40:23
Verse in Context
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And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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.
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Exodus 40:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Exodus 40:2
"On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."
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"
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."
Exodus 40:6
"And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation."
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