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Exodus 40:23

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he arranged the bread in proper order on it in the LORD's presence, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes Moses carefully following God's specific instructions for arranging the sacred bread in the tabernacle.

📚 Historical Context

This takes place during the completion of the tabernacle in the wilderness, where Moses is setting up the Table of Showbread (also called the Bread of the Presence) in the Holy Place. The twelve loaves of bread represented the twelve tribes of Israel and were to be continuously before the LORD as a covenant offering, replaced fresh every Sabbath.

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