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Selected Verse: Exodus 40:20 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ex 40:20 |
Strong Concordance |
And he took [03947] and put [05414] the testimony [05715] into the ark [0727], and set [07760] the staves [0905] on the ark [0727], and put [05414] the mercy seat [03727] above [04605] upon the ark [0727]: |
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King James |
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: |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| The testimony - i. e. the tables of stone with the Ten Commandments engraved on them Exo 25:16; Exo 31:18. Nothing else is said to have been put into the ark. These were found there by themselves in the time of Solomon Kg1 8:9; Ch2 5:10. The pot of manna was "laid up before the testimony" Exo 16:34; Aaron's rod was also placed "before the testimony" Num 17:10; and the book of the law was put at "the side of the ark" Deu 31:26. The expression "before the testimony" appears to mean the space immediately in front of the ark. Most interpreters hold that the pot of manna and Aaron's rod were at first placed between the ark and the veil, and afterward within the ark Heb 9:4. It is very probable that the pot and the rod had been put into the ark before it was taken by the Philistines, but that they were not sent back with the ark and the tables. Sa1 4:11; Sa1 6:11. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Arrangement of the ark. "He took and put the testimony into the ark." העדוּת does not mean "the revelation, so far as it existed already, viz., with regard to the erection of the sanctuary and institution of the priesthood (ch. 25-31), and so forth," as Knobel arbitrarily supposes, but "the testimony," i.e., the decalogue written upon the two tables of stone, or the tables of the covenant with the ten words; "the testimony," therefore, is an abbreviated expression for "the tables of testimony" (Exo 31:18, see at Exo 25:16). After the ark had been brought into the dwelling, he "hung the curtain" (vail, see at Exo 26:31; lit., placed it upon the hooks of the pillars), "and so covered over the ark of the testimony," since the ark, when placed in the back part of the dwelling, was covered or concealed from persons entering the dwelling or the holy place. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And put the testimony into the ark - That is, the two tables on which the ten commandments had been written. See Exo 25:16. The ark, the golden table with the shew-bread, the golden candlestick, and the golden altar of incense, were all in the tabernacle, within the veil or curtains, which served as a door, Exo 40:22, Exo 40:24, Exo 40:26. And the altar of burnt-offering was by the door, Exo 40:29. And the brazen laver, between the tent of the congregation and the brazen altar, Exo 40:30; still farther outward, that it might be the first thing the priests met with when entering into the court to minister, as their hands and feet must be washed before they could perform any part of the holy service, Exo 40:31, Exo 40:32. When all these things were thus placed, then the court that surrounded the tabernacle, which consisted of posts and hangings, was set up, Exo 40:33. |
11 And they laid [07760] the ark [0727] of the LORD [03068] upon the cart [05699], and the coffer [0712] with the mice [05909] of gold [02091] and the images [06754] of their emerods [02914].
11 And the ark [0727] of God [0430] was taken [03947]; and the two [08147] sons [01121] of Eli [05941], Hophni [02652] and Phinehas [06372], were slain [04191].
4 Which had [2192] the golden [5552] censer [2369], and [2532] the ark [2787] of the covenant [1242] overlaid [4028] round about [3840] with gold [5553], wherein [1722] [3739] was the golden [5552] pot [4713] that had [2192] manna [3131], and [2532] Aaron's [2] rod [4464] that budded [985], and [2532] the tables [4109] of the covenant [1242];
26 Take [03947] this book [05612] of the law [08451], and put [07760] it in the side [06654] of the ark [0727] of the covenant [01285] of the LORD [03068] your God [0430], that it may be there for a witness [05707] against thee.
10 And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto Moses [04872], Bring [07725] Aaron's [0175] rod [04294] again [07725] before [06440] the testimony [05715], to be kept [04931] for a token [0226] against the rebels [04805] [01121]; and thou shalt quite take away [03615] their murmurings [08519] from me, that they die [04191] not.
34 As the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] Moses [04872], so Aaron [0175] laid it up [03240] before [06440] the Testimony [05715], to be kept [04931].
10 There was nothing in the ark [0727] save the two [08147] tables [03871] which Moses [04872] put [05414] therein at Horeb [02722], when the LORD [03068] made [03772] a covenant with the children [01121] of Israel [03478], when they came out [03318] of Egypt [04714].
9 There was nothing in the ark [0727] save [07535] the two [08147] tables [03871] of stone [068], which Moses [04872] put [03240] there at Horeb [02722], when the LORD [03068] made [03772] a covenant with the children [01121] of Israel [03478], when they came out [03318] of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].
18 And he gave [05414] unto Moses [04872], when he had made an end [03615] of communing [01696] with him upon mount [02022] Sinai [05514], two [08147] tables [03871] of testimony [05715], tables [03871] of stone [068], written [03789] with the finger [0676] of God [0430].
16 And thou shalt put [05414] into the ark [0727] the testimony [05715] which I shall give [05414] thee.
31 And thou shalt make [06213] a vail [06532] of blue [08504], and purple [0713], and scarlet [08144] [08438], and fine twined [07806] linen [08336] of cunning [02803] work [04639]: with cherubims [03742] shall it be made [06213]:
16 And thou shalt put [05414] into the ark [0727] the testimony [05715] which I shall give [05414] thee.
18 And he gave [05414] unto Moses [04872], when he had made an end [03615] of communing [01696] with him upon mount [02022] Sinai [05514], two [08147] tables [03871] of testimony [05715], tables [03871] of stone [068], written [03789] with the finger [0676] of God [0430].
33 And he reared up [06965] the court [02691] round about [05439] the tabernacle [04908] and the altar [04196], and set up [05414] the hanging [04539] of the court [02691] gate [08179]. So Moses [04872] finished [03615] the work [04399].
32 When they went [0935] into the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150], and when they came near [07126] unto the altar [04196], they washed [07364]; as the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] Moses [04872].
31 And Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] and his sons [01121] washed [07364] their hands [03027] and their feet [07272] thereat:
30 And he set [07760] the laver [03595] between the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150] and the altar [04196], and put [05414] water [04325] there, to wash [07364] withal.
29 And he put [07760] the altar [04196] of burnt offering [05930] by the door [06607] of the tabernacle [04908] of the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150], and offered [05927] upon it the burnt offering [05930] and the meat offering [04503]; as the LORD [03068] commanded [06680] Moses [04872].
26 And he put [07760] the golden [02091] altar [04196] in the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150] before [06440] the vail [06532]:
24 And he put [07760] the candlestick [04501] in the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150], over against [05227] the table [07979], on the side [03409] of the tabernacle [04908] southward [05045].
22 And he put [05414] the table [07979] in the tent [0168] of the congregation [04150], upon the side [03409] of the tabernacle [04908] northward [06828], without [02351] the vail [06532].
16 And thou shalt put [05414] into the ark [0727] the testimony [05715] which I shall give [05414] thee.