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Exodus 40:3

"You shall place the ark of the Testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark [from the Holy Place of God's Presence] with the veil (partition curtain).

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Dedication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Holy of Holies;   Vail, the Sacred;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dedication;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Tabernacle;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Mishael;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Exodus, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   Last Days at Sinai;   Moses, the Man of God;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Leviticus;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
King James Version
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
Lexham English Bible
And you will put there the ark of the testimony, and you will cover over the ark with the curtain.
New Century Version
Put the Ark of the Agreement in it and hang the curtain in front of the Ark.
New English Translation
You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.
New American Standard Bible
"You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark with the veil.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt put therein the Arke of the Testimonie, and couer the Arke with the vaile.
Legacy Standard Bible
You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
Contemporary English Version
and put the chest with the Ten Commandments behind the inside curtain of the tent.
Complete Jewish Bible
Put in it the ark for the testimony, and conceal the ark with the curtain.
Darby Translation
And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil.
Easy-to-Read Version
Put the Box of the Agreement in the Holy Tent. Cover the Box with the curtain.
English Standard Version
And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil.
Good News Translation
Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it.
Christian Standard Bible®
Put the ark of the testimony there and screen off the ark with the curtain.
Literal Translation
And you shall put there the ark of testimony. And you shall cover the ark with the veil.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and shal put the Arke of wytnes therin, and hange the vayle before ye Arke.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
Bible in Basic English
And inside it put the ark of the law, hanging the veil before it.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And put therin the arke of the testimonie, and couer the arke with the vayle: and thou shalt bring in the table, and order it accordyng to the appoyntment therof:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt put therein the Arke of the Testimonie, and couer the Arke with the Uaile:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and thou shalt place in it the ark of the testimony, and shalt cover the ark with the veil,
English Revised Version
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
Berean Standard Bible
Put the Ark of the Testimony in it and screen off the ark with the veil.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou schalt sette the arke therynne, and thou schalt leeue a veil bifore it.
Young's Literal Translation
and hast set there the ark of the testimony, and hast covered over the ark with the vail,
Update Bible Version
And you shall put therein the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt put in it the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
World English Bible
You shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
New King James Version
You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil.
New Living Translation
Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.
New Life Bible
Put the special box of the Law there. And hang the curtain in front of it.
New Revised Standard
You shall put in it the ark of the covenant, and you shall screen the ark with the curtain.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and thou shalt put therein, the ark of the testimony, - and shalt screen the ark with the veil;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:
Revised Standard Version
And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall place the ark of the testimony there, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.

Contextual Overview

1Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2"On the first day of the first month (Abib) you shall set up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting [of God with you]. 3"You shall place the ark of the Testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark [from the Holy Place of God's Presence] with the veil (partition curtain). 4"You shall bring in the table [for the bread] and arrange its setting; you shall bring in the lampstand and mount and light its lamps. 5"You shall set the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony [outside the veil], and put the [hanging] veil at the doorway of the tabernacle. 6"You shall set the [bronze] altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting. 7"You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar [of burnt offering], and put water in it. 8"You shall set up the courtyard [curtains] all around and hang up the screen (curtain) for the gateway of the courtyard. 9"Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture; and it shall be holy (declared sacred, separated from secular use). 10"You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 40:20, Exodus 40:21, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:31, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 35:12, Exodus 36:35, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:1-9, Leviticus 16:14, Numbers 4:5, Revelation 11:19

Reciprocal: Exodus 27:21 - without the veil Exodus 30:6 - veil Exodus 38:21 - tabernacle of testimony 1 Chronicles 17:5 - from tent to tent Psalms 78:5 - testimony Hebrews 9:3 - the second Hebrews 9:4 - the ark Revelation 21:15 - a golden

Cross-References

Genesis 39:20
So Joseph's master took him and put him in the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were confined; so he was there in the prison.
Genesis 39:23
The warden paid no attention to anything that was in Joseph's care because the LORD was with him; whatever Joseph did, the LORD made to prosper.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shall put therein the ark of the testimony,.... The ark or chest where the law was, a testimony of the divine will, and which was to be put into the most holy place of the tabernacle:

and cover the ark with the vail; not with the propitiatory or mercy seat, as the Targum of Jonathan; for though that was a covering or lid to the ark, yet not a vail; this was the vail that divided between the holy place and the most holy, and so covered or hid the ark from the sight even of the priests that went into the holy place.


 
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