These loaves are called the bread of the presence because they were placed in the presence of God. The word before
literally means, before the face
of God. By presenting these loaves each week, the twelve tribes acknowledged that the Lord supplied food for his people.
8 Chaque jour de sabbat, on rangera ces pains devant l'Eternel, continuellement: c'est une alliance perpétuelle qu'observeront les enfants d'Israël.