He put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil,
When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off the rearing of it till they came to Canaan, though they now hoped to be there very shortly; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp, while they were in the wilderness.
Commenting on Exodus 40:16-33
And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation,.... In the same place, the holy place: over against the table: the shewbread table: on the side of the tabernacle southward: directly opposite to the table.
Exo 40:22-28 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...
Commenting on Exodus 40:22-28