Exodus 40:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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:”
King James Version · Public Domain“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:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 40:20 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:34And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
- Exodus 31:18When 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.
- Exodus 37:6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
- Exodus 40:3Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
- Deuteronomy 10:5and 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 8:9There 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.
- Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
- Matthew 3:15“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- Romans 3:25God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
- Romans 10:4For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
- Hebrews 4:16Let 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 9:4containing 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.
- Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- 1 John 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
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