Exodus 40:3

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You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 4:5 : 5 When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.
  • Rev 11:19 : 19 Then the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
  • Exod 35:12 : 12 the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;
  • Exod 36:35-36 : 35 He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer. 36 He made for it four posts of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold, with gold hooks, and he cast for them four silver bases.
  • Exod 37:1-9 : 1 The Making of the Ark Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; its length was three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it that he put on its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4 He made poles of acacia wood, overlaid them with gold, 5 and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. 6 He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. 7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8 one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. 9 The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.
  • Exod 40:20-21 : 20 He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark. 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  • Lev 16:14 : 14 Then he is to take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the eastern face of the atonement lid, and in front of the atonement lid he is to sprinkle some of the blood seven times with his finger.
  • Exod 25:10 : 10 The Ark of the Covenant“They are to make an ark of acacia wood– its length is to be three feet nine inches, its width two feet three inches, and its height two feet three inches.
  • Exod 25:22 : 22 I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.
  • Exod 26:31 : 31 “You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.
  • Exod 26:33-34 : 33 You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. 34 You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 40:19-22
    4 verses
    88%

    19Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    20He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark.

    21And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

    22And he put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain.

  • Exod 26:30-36
    7 verses
    85%

    30You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan that you were shown on the mountain.

    31“You are to make a special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; it is to be made with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

    32You are to hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood overlaid with gold, set in four silver bases.

    33You are to hang this curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the testimony in there behind the curtain. The curtain will make a division for you between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place.

    34You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.

    35You are to put the table outside the curtain and the lampstand on the south side of the tabernacle, opposite the table, and you are to place the table on the north side.

    36“You are to make a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen, the work of an embroiderer.

  • Exod 40:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.

    5You are to put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

    6You are to put the altar for the burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 25:16
    81%

    16You are to put into the ark the testimony that I will give to you.

  • Exod 25:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21You are to put the atonement lid on top of the ark, and in the ark you are to put the testimony I am giving you.

    22I will meet with you there, and from above the atonement lid, from between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will command you for the Israelites.

  • Exod 30:6
    81%

    6“You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony(before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

  • Num 4:5-6
    2 verses
    80%

    5When it is time for the camp to journey, Aaron and his sons must come and take down the screening curtain and cover the ark of the testimony with it.

    6Then they must put over it a covering of fine leather and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue, and then they must insert its poles.

  • Exod 35:12
    79%

    12the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

  • Exod 40:2
    78%

    2“On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

  • Exod 39:34-35
    2 verses
    78%

    34and the coverings of ram skins dyed red, the covering of fine leather, and the protecting curtain;

    35the ark of the testimony and its poles, and the atonement lid;

  • Exod 31:7
    78%

    7the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,

  • Exod 40:26
    77%

    26And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

  • Exod 40:28
    77%

    28Then he put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

  • Exod 40:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8You are to set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard.

    9And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy.

  • Exod 30:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26“With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony,

    27the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

  • Exod 40:34
    76%

    34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

  • 1 Kgs 8:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6The priests brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

    7The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • 1 Kgs 6:19
    75%

    19He prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple so that the ark of the covenant of the LORD could be placed there.

  • Heb 9:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3And after the second curtain there was a tent called the holy of holies.

    4It contained the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered entirely with gold. In this ark were the golden urn containing the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

  • 2 Chr 5:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubim.

    8The cherubim’s wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

  • Num 17:4
    74%

    4You must place them in the tent of meeting before the ark of the covenant where I meet with you.

  • Exod 25:11
    74%

    11You are to overlay it with pure gold– both inside and outside you must overlay it, and you are to make a surrounding border of gold over it.

  • Exod 37:2
    73%

    2He overlaid it with pure gold, inside and out, and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

  • Exod 39:38
    73%

    38and the gold altar, and the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

  • Exod 36:35
    73%

    35He made the special curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of an artistic designer.

  • Exod 25:14
    72%

    14and put the poles into the rings at the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.

  • 2 Chr 3:14
    72%

    14He made the curtain out of blue, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.

  • 2 Chr 6:11
    72%

    11and set up in it a place for the ark containing the covenant the LORD made with the Israelites.”

  • Num 4:10
    72%

    10Then they must put it with all its utensils in a covering of fine leather, and put it on a carrying beam.

  • Exod 40:17
    72%

    17So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year.

  • Num 4:12
    72%

    12Then they must take all the utensils of the service, with which they serve in the sanctuary, put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of fine leather, and put them on a carrying beam.