Exodus Chapter 25 verse 30 Holy Bible
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me alway.
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And on the table at all times you are to keep my holy bread.
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And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.
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And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me always.
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And thou shalt set upon the table show-bread before me always.
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You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.
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and thou hast put on the table bread of the presence before Me continually.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 30. - Thou shalt set upon the table shew-bread before me alway. Here we have at once the object of the table, and its name, explained. The table was to have set upon it continually twelve loaves, or cakes, of bread (Leviticus 24:5), which were to be renewed weekly on the sabbath-day (ibid. ver. 8), the stale loaves being at the same time consumed by the priests in the holy place. These twelve loaves or cakes were to constitute a continual thank-offering to God from the twelve tribes of Israel in return for the bless-Lugs of life and sustenance which they received from him. The bread was called "bread of face," or "bread of presence," because it was set before the "face" or "presence" of God, which dwelt in the holy of holies. The Septuagint renders the phrase by ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι "loaves that are face to face" - St. Matthew by ἄρτοι τῆς προθέσεως, "loaves of setting-forth" - whence the Schaubrode of Luther, and our "shew-bread," which is a paraphrase rather than a translation. CHAPTER 25:31 THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (vers. 31-40). Though the holy of holies was always dark, unless when lighted by. the glory of God (Exodus 40:34, 35), the holy place, in which many of the priests' functions were to be performed, was to be always kept light. In the day-time sufficient light entered from the porch in front; but, as evening drew on, some artificial illumination was required. In connection with this object, the golden candlestick, or rather lamp-stand, was designed, which, together with its appurtenances, is described in the remainder of the chapter.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) Thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.--For a detailed account of the arrangement of the shewbread see Leviticus 24:5-9. The Hebrew expression translated "shewbread" is literally, "bread of face," or "bread of presence"--bread, that is, which was set forth always before the presence of God.
