and he set in orderוַיַּעֲרֹךְon itעָלָיוan arrangementעֵרֶךְof breadלֶחֶםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad commandedצִוָּהMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 40:23
Study it in the app“and he set in order on it an arrangement of bread before YHWH, as YHWH had commanded Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:23, word by word
- and he set in orderיַּעֲרֹךְyaaroch
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “yaaroch” appears- an arrangementעֵרֶךְerech
arrangement
Things set in their place, in order.
Where else “erech” appears- of breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears
The context
22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the side of the dwelling northward, outside the veil,
23 · This verse (above)
24And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting, opposite the table, on the side of the dwelling southward,