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Exodus 40:3

Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.

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ASV

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.

KJV

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.Taand you will putH7760 →
שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033 →
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727 →
הָעֵד֑וּתha.'e.Dutthe testimonyH5715 →
וְסַכֹּתָ֥ve.sa.ko.Taand you will coverH5526 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
הָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.Ronthe arkH727 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַפָּרֹֽכֶת׃ha.pa.Ro.khetthe curtainH6532 →

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Hebrews 9:4containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.Numbers 4:5Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.Exodus 35:12the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;Exodus 40:21Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him.Revelation 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.Hebrews 9:3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place,Leviticus 16:14And he is to take some of the bull’s blood and sprinkle it with his finger on the east side of the mercy seat; then he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the mercy seat.Exodus 25:22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.Exodus 40:20–21Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.Psalms 78:5For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,Exodus 25:10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.Exodus 36:35–36Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.Exodus 26:33–34And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.Exodus 37:1–9Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.Exodus 26:31Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.Exodus 38:21This is the inventory for the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, as recorded at Moses’ command by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.Exodus 27:21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.

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