Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Exodus 40:20
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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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¶ 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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He took and put the covenant into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.
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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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Exodus 40
18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts.
19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him.
20 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.
21 Then 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.
22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil.
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