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Exodus 40:3

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

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

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

4 Then bring in the table and set out its arrangement; bring in the lampstand as well, and set up its lamps.

5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Put the ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
KJV
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
WEB
You shall put the ark of the covenant in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
ASV
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
DARBY
And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.
BLB
And you shall put there the ark of the Testimony, and you shall cover over the ark with the veil.
ÅB
Der skal du sette vitnesbyrdets ark og dekke for arken med forhenget.
OTB
Du skal plassere paktens ark inni det og dekke arken med forhenget.
B1930
Der skal du sette vidnesbyrdets ark og dekke for arken med forhenget.

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  • Exodus 35:12

    the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;

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  • Numbers 4:5

    Whenever 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.

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  • Revelation 11:19

    Then 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.

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  • Leviticus 16:14

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 40:20–21

    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.

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  • Exodus 25:22

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 25:10

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 26:31

    Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

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