Exodus 40:20

King James 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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Referenced Verses

Exod 16:34 : 34 As the LORD 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 cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims 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, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exod 37:6-9 : 6 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Exod 40:3 : 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
Deut 10:5 : 5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD 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 the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight{H8804)} to do{H8800)} thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Matt 3:15 : 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Rom 3:25 : 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Heb 9:4 : 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had 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 holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high 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 sins of 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 cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims 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 cherubims 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 vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
Exod 26:33-34
2 verses
84%
33And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide 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, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
Exod 25:13-17
5 verses
83%
13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
14And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
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 cover the ark with the vail.
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exod 40:18-19
2 verses
81%
18And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exod 37:4-7
4 verses
81%
4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Exod 31:7
78%
7The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
1 Kgs 8:6-7
2 verses
78%
6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.
7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims 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 the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims:
8For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
9And they drew out the staves of the ark, 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 therein at Horeb, when the LORD 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 shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
6And thou shalt put it before the vail 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 the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.
Exod 40:26
74%
26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
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 shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
1 Kgs 6:19
73%
19And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
Exod 37:9
72%
9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
Exod 40:34
72%
34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Heb 9:4
72%
4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD 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, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Exod 37:27-28
2 verses
72%
27And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chr 6:11
71%
11And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
Exod 36:34
71%
34And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Deut 31:25
71%
25That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, 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 the LORD.