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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Arrange them in two stacks, six in each stack, on the table of pure gold before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Place the bread before the LORD on the pure gold table, and arrange the loaves in two stacks, with six loaves in each stack.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, on the table of pure gold before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and set them in two rows—six per row—on the table of pure gold before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, on the pure <i>gold</i> table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall set them <i>in</i> two rows, six <i>to</i> a row, on the pure <i>gold</i> table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall set them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall set them <i>in</i> two rows, six <i>to</i> a row, on the pure <i>gold</i> table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall set them <i>in</i> two rows, six <i>to</i> a row, on the pure <i>gold</i> table before Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You shall set the bread of the Presence (showbread) in two rows, six in a row, on the pure <i>gold</i> table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arrange them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Arrange them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />then take them into the sacred tent and lay them on the gold table in two rows of six loaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Put them in two stacks of six each on the gold table in the LORD's presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Put the loaves in two rows, six in each row, on the table covered with pure gold, which is in the LORD's presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Arrange them in two rows—six in each row—on a ceremonially pure table in the LORD's presence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and set them in two rows?six per row?on the table of pure gold before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and you must set them in two rows, six in a row, on the ceremonially pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have set them [in] two rows (six in the row) on the pure table before YHWH,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast set them two ranks (six in the rank) on the pure table before Jehovah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And put them two rows, six the row, upon the pure table before Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them six and six one against another upon the most clean table before the Lord: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall arrange them, six on each side, upon the most pure table before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />These you shall place in two piles, six in each pile, on the pure gold table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall place them in two rows, six in a row, on the table of pure gold.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall set them in order in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall arrange them in two rows, six in each row on the pure table before LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall put them <i>in</i> two rows, each row <i>containing</i> six loaves, on the pure table before the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/24-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=6469" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/24.htm">The Showbread</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5</span>You are also to take fine flour and bake twelve loaves, using two-tenths of an ephah for each loaf, <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and set</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">in two</a> <a href="/hebrew/4635.htm" title="4635: ma·‘ă·rā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A row, line. From arak; an arrangement, i.e. a pile.">rows—</a> <a href="/hebrew/8337.htm" title="8337: šêš (Number-fs) -- Masculine shishshah; a primitive number; six (see suws) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. Sixth.">six</a> <a href="/hebrew/4635.htm" title="4635: ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵeṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A row, line. From arak; an arrangement, i.e. a pile.">per row—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: haš·šul·ḥān (Art:: N-ms) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">the table</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: haṭ·ṭā·hōr (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">of pure gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-30.htm">Exodus 25:30</a></span><br />And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-4.htm">Matthew 12:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-2.htm">Hebrews 9:2</a></span><br />A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">1 Samuel 21:6</a></span><br />So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-23.htm">Exodus 40:23</a></span><br />He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm">1 Chronicles 9:32</a></span><br />Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a></span><br />Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Nehemiah 10:33</a></span><br />for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a></span><br />During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Luke 6:4</a></span><br />He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a></span><br />This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure table before the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">in two rows</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/14-40.htm">1 Corinthians 14:40</a></b></br> Let all things be done decently and in order.</p><p class="hdg">pure</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/25-23.htm">Exodus 25:23,24</a></b></br> Thou shalt also make a table <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits <i>shall be</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/37-10.htm">Exodus 37:10-16</a></b></br> And he made the table <i>of</i> shittim wood: two cubits <i>was</i> the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/39-36.htm">Exodus 39:36</a></b></br> The table, <i>and</i> all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/24-4.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-37.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/exodus/39-10.htm">Lines</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-4.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/galatians/2-4.htm">Ranks</a> <a href="/exodus/40-23.htm">Row</a> <a href="/exodus/39-10.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Six</a> <a href="/exodus/40-24.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/4-11.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Lines</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Rank</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">Ranks</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm">Row</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">Rows</a> <a href="/numbers/1-21.htm">Six</a> <a href="/numbers/3-31.htm">Table</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-1.htm">The oil for the lamps</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm">The showbread</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Shelomith's son blasphemes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-13.htm">The law of blasphemy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Of murder</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-18.htm">Of damage</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/24-23.htm">The blasphemer is stoned</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and set them in two rows—six per row—</b><br>The arrangement of the bread in two rows of six symbolizes order and completeness, reflecting the twelve tribes of Israel. This orderly presentation signifies the importance of structure in worship and the community of God's people. The number twelve often represents God's people in the Bible, as seen in the twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve apostles in the New Testament. The bread, known as the "showbread" or "bread of the Presence," was a continual offering before God, symbolizing His provision and the covenant relationship with Israel.<p><b>on the table of pure gold</b><br>The table of pure gold signifies the holiness and purity required in the presence of God. Gold, a precious and incorruptible metal, represents divinity and the eternal nature of God. The use of gold in the tabernacle and later the temple underscores the sacredness of the space where God dwells among His people. This table, located in the Holy Place, was part of the tabernacle's furnishings, which included the lampstand and the altar of incense, all pointing to the heavenly realities and the coming of Christ, who fulfills these symbols.<p><b>before the LORD</b><br>Placing the bread before the LORD indicates that it is offered directly to God, emphasizing His centrality in worship. This phrase highlights the concept of living in the presence of God, a theme that runs throughout Scripture. The bread's continual presence before the LORD serves as a reminder of God's constant provision and the need for His people to live in a state of perpetual worship and dependence on Him. In the New Testament, Jesus refers to Himself as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), fulfilling the symbolism of the showbread as the true sustenance and presence of God among His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the instructions for the Tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given the law to follow as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable sanctuary where God dwelled among His people and where the bread of the Presence was placed.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_table_of_pure_gold.htm">The Table of Pure Gold</a></b><br>A sacred piece of furniture in the Tabernacle where the bread of the Presence was arranged.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who gave specific instructions for worship and the arrangement of the bread.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_order_in_worship.htm">The Importance of Order in Worship</a></b><br>God is a God of order, and the specific arrangement of the bread signifies the importance of approaching Him with reverence and precision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_bread_of_the_presence.htm">Symbolism of the Bread of the Presence</a></b><br>The bread represents God's continual provision and presence with His people, reminding us of His faithfulness and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity_in_worship.htm">Holiness and Purity in Worship</a></b><br>The use of pure gold for the table underscores the holiness required in worship, calling believers to approach God with pure hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment_of_the_bread.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment of the Bread</a></b><br>Jesus, as the "bread of life," fulfills the symbolism of the bread of the Presence, offering spiritual sustenance and eternal life to believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_fellowship.htm">Community and Fellowship</a></b><br>The arrangement of the bread in rows can symbolize the unity and fellowship among God's people, as they gather in His presence.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">In two rows, six on a row.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">in two piles, six on a pile. </span>The table on which the cakes are here ordered to be put stood along the northern or most sacred side of the holy place. Like all the sacred furniture, except the Ark of the Covenant, it was ranged lengthways of the sanctuary. It was one cubit and a half, or nine handbreadths high; the surface board or plate was two cubits, or twelve handbreadths long, and one cubit or six handbreadths broad. These twelve cakes were placed one upon another in two piles lengthwise on the breadth of the table. As the cakes were ten handbreadths long, and the table was only six handbreadths wide, the cakes projected two hand breadths at each side of the table.<p><span class= "bld">Upon the pure table.</span>--According to the interpretation which obtained during the second Temple, this denotes that the cakes are to be put upon the table itself, and not upon the hollow golden rods which were on the table to allow the air to pass through to prevent the shewbread becoming mouldy during the week. These hollow tubes are to be placed between the cakes, whilst the cakes themselves are to be put on the table itself and not on the tubes, so as to be raised above the table.<p><span class= "bld">Before the Lord.</span>--That is, the table which stood before the Lord, for it was placed in the sanctuary. The cakes, therefore, which were thus ranged upon it were constantly before God. Hence, not only is the table called "the table of His Presence" (<a href="/numbers/4-7.htm" title="And on the table of show bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover with: and the continual bread shall be thereon:">Numbers 4:7</a>), but the cakes are called "the bread of His Presence" (<a href="/exodus/25-30.htm" title="And you shall set on the table show bread before me always.">Exodus 25:30</a>; <a href="/exodus/35-13.htm" title="The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the show bread,">Exodus 35:13</a>; <a href="/exodus/39-36.htm" title="The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the show bread,">Exodus 39:36</a>). The rendering of the Authorised Version, "table of shewbread," and "shewbread," is taken from Luther, and does not express the import of the names. The names, "the bread set in order," "the sets of bread," and the "table set in order," which were given to the cakes (<a href="/1_chronicles/9-32.htm" title="And other of their brothers, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the show bread, to prepare it every sabbath.">1Chronicles 9:32</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm" title="Both for the show bread, 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;">1Chronicles 23:29</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm" title="And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the show bread also set they in order on the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but you have forsaken him.">2Chronicles 13:11</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm" title="For the show bread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.">Nehemiah 10:33</a>) and to the table (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm" title="Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the show bread table, with all the vessels thereof.">2Chronicles 29:18</a>) in later times, and which are unjustifiably obliterated in the Authorised Version, are derived from this verse where the cakes are ordered to be ranged in two "sets." . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/24-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and set</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתַּ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rows—</span><br /><span class="heb">מַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·rā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4634.htm">Strong's 4634: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, a pile, a military array</span><br /><br /><span class="word">six</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׁ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8337.htm">Strong's 8337: </a> </span><span class="str2">Six (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">per row—</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4635.htm">Strong's 4635: </a> </span><span class="str2">An arrangement, a pile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the table</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šul·ḥān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pure gold</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטָּהֹ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭā·hōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/24-6.htm">Leviticus 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/24-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 24:6 You shall set them in two rows (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/24-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 24:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 24:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/24-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 24:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 24:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>