Exodus 26:35

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle, with the table on the north side.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן֙ מִח֣וּץ לַפָּרֹ֔כֶת וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה֙ נֹ֣כַח הַשֻּׁלְחָ֔ן עַ֛ל צֶ֥לַע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן תֵּימָ֑נָה וְהַ֨שֻּׁלְחָ֔ן תִּתֵּ֖ן עַל־צֶ֥לַע צָפֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And wəśamtā [you shall place] ʾet-the šulḥān [table] miḥûṣ to-the pārōket [veil] and ʾet-the mənôrâ [lampstand] nōkaḥ the šulḥān [table] upon ṣelaʿ the miškān [tabernacle] tēmānâ [southward], and-the šulḥān [table] tittēn [you shall place] upon-ṣelaʿ ṣāpôn [north].

Grammar Details

• *wəśamtā*: verb, perfect consecutive, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall place
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *šulḥān*: noun, masculine singular - table
• *miḥûṣ*: preposition + noun - outside/outside of
• *pārōket*: noun, feminine singular - veil/curtain
• *mənôrâ*: noun, feminine singular - lampstand/menorah
• *nōkaḥ*: preposition - opposite/facing
• *ṣelaʿ*: noun, feminine singular construct - side/rib/plank
• *miškān*: noun, masculine singular - tabernacle/dwelling place
• *tēmānâ*: noun/adverb, directional - southward/to the south
• *tittēn*: verb, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall put/place
• *ṣāpôn*: noun, masculine singular - north

Word Meanings

• *miḥûṣ*: outside/beyond/on the outside
• *nōkaḥ*: opposite/in front of/facing
• *ṣelaʿ*: side/rib/plank/half
• *tēmānâ*: south/right side/southward
• *ṣāpôn*: north/left side/northern

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall set the table outside the veil, and the candlestick opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt set{H7760} the table{H7979} without{H2351} the veil,{H6532} and the candlestick{H4501} over against{H5227} the table{H7979} on the side{H6763} of the tabernacle{H4908} toward the south:{H8486} and thou shalt put{H5414} the table{H7979} on the north{H6828} side.{H6763}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt set{H7760}{(H8804)} the table{H7979} without{H2351} the vail{H6532}, and the candlestick{H4501} over against{H5227} the table{H7979} on the side{H6763} of the tabernacle{H4908} toward the south{H8486}: and thou shalt put{H5414}{(H8799)} the table{H7979} on the north{H6828} side{H6763}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt put the table without the vayle and candelsticke ouer agaynst the table: vppon the south syde of the habitacion. And put the table on the north syde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But set the table without the vayle, and the candelsticke ouer agaynst ye table vpon ye south syde of the Tabernacle, that the table maie stonde on the north syde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt set the Table without the vaile, & the Candlesticke ouer against the Table on the Southside of the Tabernacle, and thou shalt set the Table on the Northside.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt put the table without the vayle, and the candelsticke ouer against the table on the south side of the tabernacle, and put the table on the north syde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tent toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And thou hast set the table at the outside of the vail, and the candlestick over-against the table on the side of the tabernacle southward, and the table thou dost put on the north side.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And outside the veil you are to put the table, and the support for the lights opposite the table on the south side of the House; and the table is to be on the north side.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You are to put the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table, and you are to place the table on the north side.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 40:22 : 22 He placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the Tabernacle, outside the veil.
• Exod 40:24 : 24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the Tabernacle.
• Heb 9:2 : 2 For a tabernacle was prepared, the first room containing the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the bread, which is called the Holy Place.
• Heb 9:8-9 : 8 By this, the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. 9 This is a symbol for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered cannot perfect the worshiper in conscience.
• Exod 25:31-37 : 31 Make a lampstand of pure gold. It is to be made of hammered work: its base and shaft, its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers are to be of one piece with it. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches from the other. 33 On one branch, there are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the next branch—both the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand itself, there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers. 35 A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, a bulb under the second pair of branches, and a bulb under the third pair of branches—each pair corresponding to the six branches extending from the lampstand. 36 The bulbs and branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it hammered out of pure gold. 37 Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it.