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Exodus 40:20

WEB

20He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

KJV

20¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

BSB

20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.

FBV

20Moses took the Testimony[+] and put it in the Ark. He attached the poles to the Ark, and he placed the atonement cover on the top of the Ark.

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Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Exodus 16:34

34As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

Exodus 37:6-9

6He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its width. 7He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat: 8one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. 9The cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

1 Kings 8:9

9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.

Hebrews 4:16

16Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.

Exodus 25:16-21

16You shall put the covenant which I shall give you into the ark. 17You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its width. 18You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat. 20The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. 21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you.

Psalms 40:8

8I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

Matthew 3:15

15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

1 John 2:2

2And he is the atoning sacrifice[+] for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

Romans 10:4

4For Christ is the fulfillment[+] of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Deuteronomy 10:5

5I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark which I had made; and there they are as the LORD commanded me.