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Exodus 26:34

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You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Exodus 26:34 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
  • BSB Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.
  • NKJV You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.
  • NASB You shall put the atoning cover on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.
  • NLT “Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Exod 25:21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.
  • Exod 40:20He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
  • Heb 9:5and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, of which things we can’t speak now in detail.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
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Christ at the center

The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.

How Exodus 26:34 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And thou shalt putנָתַןthe mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתupon the arkאָרוֹןof the testimonyעֵדוּתin the mostקֹדֶשׁholyקֹדֶשׁ
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