Exodus 40:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֞ח וַיִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת־הָעֵדֻת֙ אֶל־הָ֣אָרֹ֔ן וַיָּ֥שֶׂם אֶת־הַבַּדִּ֖ים עַל־הָאָרֹ֑ן וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עַל־הָאָרֹ֖ן מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqqaḥ and wayyittēn ʾet-the-ʿēdut into-the-ʾārōn and wayyāśem ʾet-the-baddîm on-the-ʾārōn and wayyittēn ʾet-the-kappōret on-the-ʾārōn from-above.

Grammar Details

*wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he put/placed
*ʿēdut*: noun, feminine singular - testimony/witness
*ʾārōn*: noun, masculine singular - ark/chest
*wayyāśem*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he placed/set
*baddîm*: noun, masculine plural - poles/staves
*kappōret*: noun, feminine singular - mercy seat/cover

Word Meanings

*wayyiqqaḥ*: and took/received/accepted
*wayyittēn*: and put/placed/set
*ʿēdut*: testimony/witness/covenant terms
*ʾārōn*: ark/chest/box
*baddîm*: poles/staves/carrying rods
*kappōret*: mercy seat/atonement cover/lid

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 16:34 : 34 As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Exod 25:16-21 : 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 17 And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat. 19 And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
Exod 31:18 : 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exod 37:6-9 : 6 And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.
Exod 40:3 : 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
Deut 10:5 : 5 And I turned and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they are as Jehovah commanded me.
1 Kgs 8:9 : 9 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
Matt 3:15 : 15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Rom 3:25 : 25 whom God set forth [to be] a propitiation, through faith, in his blood, to show his righteousness because of the passing over of the sins done aforetime, in the forbearance of God;
Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.
Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help [us] in time of need.
Heb 9:4 : 4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein {G1722} [was] a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Heb 10:19-21 : 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 and [having] a great priest over the house of God;
1 John 2:2 : 2 and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 25:20-22
3 verses
86%
20And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
21And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Exod 39:35
86%
35the ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat;
Exod 40:21-22
2 verses
84%
21and he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the ark of the testimony; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.
Exod 26:33-34
2 verses
84%
33And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall separate unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
34And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Exod 35:12
83%
12the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
Exod 25:13-17
5 verses
83%
13And thou shalt make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, wherewith to bear the ark.
15The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
16And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
17And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exod 40:3-5
3 verses
82%
3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
Exod 40:18-19
2 verses
81%
18And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and laid its sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up its pillars.
19And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Exod 37:4-7
4 verses
81%
4And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half [was] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Exod 31:7
78%
7the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent,
1 Kgs 8:6-7
2 verses
78%
6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
7For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
2 Chr 5:7-10
4 verses
78%
7And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
8For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9And the staves were so long that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without: and there it is unto this day.
10There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put [there] at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
Exod 30:5-6
2 verses
77%
5And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
6And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
Num 4:6
75%
6and shall put thereon a covering of sealskin, and shall spread over it a cloth all of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Exod 40:26
74%
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil:
Exod 37:2
74%
2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exod 37:15
73%
15And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
1 Kgs 6:19
73%
19And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
Exod 37:9
72%
9And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.
Exod 40:34
72%
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
Heb 9:4
72%
4having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein {G1722} [was] a golden pot holding the manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
Lev 16:13
72%
13and he shall put the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
1 Kgs 8:9
72%
9There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when Jehovah made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Exod 25:11
72%
11And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
Exod 38:7
72%
7And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.
Exod 37:27-28
2 verses
72%
27And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for staves wherewith to bear it.
28And he made the staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chr 6:11
71%
11And there have I set the ark, wherein is the covenant of Jehovah, which he made with the children of Israel.
Exod 36:34
71%
34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Deut 31:25
71%
25that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,
1 Chr 15:15
71%
15And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.