Exodus 40:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.
Exodus 40:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, etc.] In the holy place; for there the shewbread table, which is here meant, was put: upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail; on the north side of the tabernacle, at a little distance from the walls, which were the curtains and boards, even in the holy place on the outside of the vail, which divided from the most holy place.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“he put: Joh 6:53-57; Eph 3:8 northward: Exo 40:24, Exo 26:35 Exodus 40:23”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Arrangement of the front room of the dwelling. The table was placed on the right side, towards the north, and the shew-bread was laid upon it. לחם ערך does not signify "a row of bread," but the "position or placing of bread;" for, according to Lev 24:6-7, the twelve loaves of shew-bread were placed upon the table in two rows, corresponding to the size of the tables (two cubits long and one cubit broad). The candlestick was placed upon the left side, opposite to the table, and the golden altar in front of the curtain, i.e., midway between the two sides, but near the curtain in front of the most holy place (see at Exo 30:6). After these things had been placed, the curtain was hung in the door…”
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