ב׳ מערכות. במספר השבטים כסוד האפוד והחשן או שני עשרונים כמספר המערכות: IN TWO ROWS. Corresponding to the number of the tribes.¹⁵The 12 loaves which were arranged in two rows corresponded to the 12 tribes of Israel. This is similar to the secret of the ephod and the breastplate.¹⁶The names of the 12 tribes of Israel were inscribed on the ephod and the breastplate. The¹⁷So Filwarg. The text reads “or.” “Or” in this context is difficult. Filwarg emends to “the.” Weiser suggests emending to “perhaps.” two tenth parts (v. 5) corresponded to the arrangement of the two rows.¹⁸I.E. believes that there is a correspondence between the contents of each one of the loaves and the arrangement of all of the loaves. Thus each of the loaves consisted of “two” tenth parts. Each one of the two tenth parts corresponds to the “two” rows into which all the loaves were divided.

על השלחן הטהור. כנגד שלחנות אחרים שיש שם והוא לבדו מצופה זהב וזרו זהב: UPON THE PURE TABLE. In contrast to the other tables that were there. This table alone was covered with gold and its crown was of gold.¹⁹See Ex. 25:23-25.