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:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd 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:
Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
And he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above;
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus