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Exodus 40:4

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And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
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  1. Leviticus 24:8Rank 1 from verse 4
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    8Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

  2. Exodus 25:23–39Rank 2 from verse 4
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    23¶ Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

    24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

    25And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

    26And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

    27Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table.

    28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

    29And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

    30And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.

    31¶ And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

    32And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

    33Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.

    34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.

    35And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.

    36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.

    37And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.

    38And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.

    39Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

  3. Exodus 26:35–36Rank 3 from verse 4
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    35And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

    36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.

  4. Exodus 37:10–24Rank 4 from verse 4
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    10¶ And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

    11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

    12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

    13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

    14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

    15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

    16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

    17¶ And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

    18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

    19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

    20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

    21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

    22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

    23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

    24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

  5. Exodus 40:22–25Rank 5 from verse 4
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    22¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

    23And he set the bread in order upon it before the Lord; as the Lord had commanded Moses.

    24¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

    25And he lighted the lamps before the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

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Exodus 40:4

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

table

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A flat surface or board; a place for food; a written tablet or list.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

order

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Sense 1: Arrangement in a sequence, position, rank, class, manner, pattern, or appointed course. Sense 2: An instruction, rule, prescribed service, or kind of office. Sense 3: To set in order: to arrange, recount, repair, regulate, or complete.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

light

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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lamps

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Sense 1: Vessels with oil and burning wicks used for light. Sense 2: Figuratively, sources, bearers, continuances, or signs of light.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

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5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

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