John Gill Commentary Exodus 40:24

"And he put the candlestick in the tent of meeting, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward." — Exodus 40:24 (ASV)

And he put the candlestick in the tent of the
congregation
In the same place, the holy place: over against the table: the shewbread table:

on the side of the tabernacle southward :
directly opposite to the table.