Exodus 40:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.”
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“Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and hast set there the ark of the testimony, and hast covered over the ark with the vail,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 40:3 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 25:10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- 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.
- Exodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 26:33And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- Exodus 31:7the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat upon it, and all the other furnishings of the tent—
- Exodus 35:4Moses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
- Exodus 35:12the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
- Exodus 36:35Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
- Exodus 37:1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 39:32So all the work for the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
- Leviticus 16:14And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.
- Numbers 4:5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
- Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
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