Exodus 30:36

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.”

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BSBPD

“Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and thou hast beaten <FI>some<Fi> of it small, and hast put of it before the testimony, in the tent of meeting, whither I am met with thee; most holy it is to you.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 30:36 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:34And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  2. Exodus 25:22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
  3. Exodus 29:42For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
  4. Exodus 30:6Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
  5. Leviticus 16:2And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

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