9:5 The Lord set 1 an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this 2 in the land.”
1 tn Heb “and Yahweh set.”
2 tn Heb “this thing.”
3 tn Heb “and he arose” meaning “started to go.”
4 tn Heb “and.”
5 sn The name basically means that the bread is to be set out in the presence of Yahweh. The custom of presenting bread on a table as a thank offering is common in other cultures as well. The bread here would be placed on the table as a symbol of the divine provision for the twelve tribes – continually, because they were to express their thanksgiving continually. Priests could eat the bread after certain times. Fresh bread would be put there regularly.