Exodus 40:22

Modern

Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

Traditional

And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

Literal

And he set the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

Latin

Posuit et mensam in tabernaculo testimonii ad plagam septentrionalem extra velum,

Hebrew

English

Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.

The report on setting up the Tent of Meeting starts with the Lord's commands (40:1–15). It continues with how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16–33).
The repeated statement that "Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded" (40:16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32) strongly contrasts with Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22–24. God wants to share his presence with us, but his holiness requires us to give up our own efforts to secure his presence and gifts.

Theme notes and profiles

Exodus 26:35
And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.
John 6:53–57
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
Exodus 40:24
He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle