KJV ORIGINAL
And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And you must always keep the sacred bread on the table in my presence.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is instructing Moses to always have special consecrated bread displayed before Him in the tabernacle as an ongoing offering.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to Moses for building the tabernacle, the portable sanctuary where God would dwell among the Israelites during their wilderness journey. The shewbread (also called the bread of the Presence) consisted of twelve loaves representing the twelve tribes of Israel, placed on a special golden table in the Holy Place. Fresh bread was to be placed there every Sabbath by the priests as a continual offering before the Lord.
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