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Exodus 40:4

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
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.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Bring in the table and arrange everything that belongs on it in its proper place. Then bring in the lampstand and light its lamps.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is giving Moses specific instructions for setting up the holy furniture and lighting in the tabernacle.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's final instructions to Moses for setting up the completed tabernacle in the wilderness. The table refers to the table of showbread (also called the bread of the Presence), and the candlestick is the golden menorah with seven lamps. These were sacred furnishings that would be placed in the Holy Place of the tabernacle, where only priests could enter.

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