Exodus 40:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲרֹ֥ךְ עָלָ֛יו עֵ֥רֶךְ לֶ֖חֶם לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ ס

Transliteration

And wayyaʿărōk upon-it ʿērek leḥem before YHWH as-which ṣiwwāh YHWH ʾet-Mōšeh.

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿărōk*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arranged/set in order
*ʿērek*: noun, masculine singular construct - arrangement of
*leḥem*: noun, masculine singular - bread/food
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he commanded

Word Meanings

*wayyaʿărōk*: and arranged/set in order/prepared
*ʿērek leḥem*: arrangement of bread/row of bread/bread in order
*leḥem*: bread/food/provision
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/instructed

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 25:30 : 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
Exod 40:4 : 4 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.
Matt 12:4 : 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Heb 9:2 : 2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 40:21-22
2 verses
84%
21And 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.
22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
Exod 40:24-29
6 verses
82%
24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.
25And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.
29And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exod 39:36-37
2 verses
79%
36The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,
37The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,
Exod 40:4
78%
4And 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.
Exod 25:30
78%
30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
Lev 24:6-8
3 verses
77%
6And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
7And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
Exod 29:23
77%
23And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:
Exod 40:18-19
2 verses
76%
18And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exod 35:13
76%
13The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,
Exod 26:35
76%
35And 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.
Exod 16:32-34
3 verses
75%
32And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
33And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
34As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Num 8:3
75%
3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Lev 24:4
75%
4He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
Lev 9:5
74%
5And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.
2 Kgs 4:44
72%
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD.
Exod 40:16
72%
16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
Exod 40:1
72%
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 29:40
72%
40And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Exod 40:6
72%
6And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.
Lev 8:26
72%
26And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
Exod 31:8
72%
8And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
Exod 30:27
72%
27And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
Num 27:22
72%
22And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation:
Lev 6:19
71%
19And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 8:31
71%
31And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
1 Chr 23:29
71%
29Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
2 Chr 4:19
71%
19And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
Lev 8:4
71%
4And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Lev 23:1
71%
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Heb 9:2
71%
2For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary.
Lev 2:8
71%
8And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
Num 4:7
71%
7And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
1 Sam 21:6
71%
6So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Lev 24:1
71%
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Num 28:1
70%
1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Lev 21:22
70%
22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
Num 6:15
70%
15And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.
Lev 23:44
70%
44And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD.