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The Veil

Exodus 26:34

In 11 translations

BSB
Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.
KJV
And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
WEB
You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.
ASV
And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
LSV
And you have put the propitiatory covering on the Ark of the Testimony in the Holy of Holies.
YLT
'And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony, in the holy of holies.
DBY
And thou shalt put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all.
DRC
And thou shalt set the propitiatory upon the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.
GNV
Also thou shalt put ye Mercy seate vpon the Arke of the testimonie in the most Holy place.
JPS
And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
LXXE
And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְנָתַתָּ֙ אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵדֻ֑ת בְּקֹ֖דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κατακαλύψεις τῷ καταπετάσματι τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τῶν ἁγίων.

Who and where

📍 Most Holy Place◆ Tabernacle Built

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
  • Hebrews 9:5Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

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