Exodus 40:20 “Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles…”

Exodus 40:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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:

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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:

Geneva Bible 1599

And he tooke and put the Testimonie in the Arke, and put the barres in the ringes of the Arke, and set the Merciseate on hie vpon the Arke.

Darby Translation

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.

Young's Literal Translation

And he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above;

Bible in Basic English

And he took the law and put it inside the ark, and put the rods at its side and the cover over it;

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Cross references

“the testimony”

Exodus 16:34 Exodus 25:16–21 Exodus 31:18 Psalm 40:8 Matthew 3:15

Exodus 16:34 · BSB

And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 25:16–21 · BSB

And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

Exodus 31:18 · BSB

When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Psalm 40:8 · BSB

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

Matthew 3:15 · BSB

“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.

“mercy”

Exodus 40:3 Exodus 37:6–9 Romans 3:25 Romans 10:4 Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 10:19–21

Exodus 40:3 · BSB

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

Exodus 37:6–9 · BSB

He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Romans 3:25 · BSB

God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

Romans 10:4 · BSB

For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

Hebrews 4:16 · BSB

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 10:19–21 · BSB

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,

Also

Hebrews 9:4 Deuteronomy 10:5 1 Kings 8:9

Hebrews 9:4 · BSB

containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Deuteronomy 10:5 · BSB

and I went back down the mountain and placed the tablets in the ark I had made, as the LORD had commanded me; and there they have remained.

1 Kings 8:9 · BSB

There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.

21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.

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