King James Version
Exodus 40:23 in the King James Version says “And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.”
Exodus 40:23 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in order”
H6186to set in a row, i.e., arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon it before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“as the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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