KJV King James Version
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.
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Exodus 25:21
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
WEB World English Bible
You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark above, and unto the ark thou dost put the testimony which I give unto thee;
Surrounding context — Exodus 25
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.
22 And 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.
23 Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
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וְנָתַתָּ֧H5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתH3727 · kap.po.retmercy seatעַל־H5921 · aluponהָאָרֹ֖ןH727 · a.ronarkמִלְמָ֑עְלָהH4605 · ma.alaboveוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הָ֣אָרֹ֔ןH727 · a.ronarkתִּתֵּן֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָ֣עֵדֻ֔תH5715 · e.duttestimonyאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאֶתֵּ֖ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֵלֶֽיךָ׃H413 · elto(wards)
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