Bible Strands
Exodus 25:16
And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Moses during the tabernacle construction sequence, directing the final preparation step for the ark before the mercy seat is overlaid.
The words — אֶתֵּ֖ן ('e.Ten) means "I will give," and הָ/עֵדֻ֔ת (ha./'e.Dut) translates as "the testimony," identifying the divine documents to be stored.
The thread — The handling of covenant items relative to the ark recurs in Deuteronomy 31:26, 1 Kings 8:9, and Hebrews 9:4, which note the tablets, the Book of the Law, and other sanctuary objects.
Why it lands — The text commands the physical deposition of the Testimony inside the ark, establishing a concrete storage protocol for covenant records during the tabernacle's assembly.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 31:26 “Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
- 1 Kings 8:9 There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
- Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
- Exodus 16:34 And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- Exodus 27:21 In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.
- Exodus 30:6 Place the altar in front of the veil that is before the ark of the Testimony—before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony—where I will meet with you.
- Exodus 30:36 Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.
- Exodus 31:18 When the LORD had finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, He gave him the two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.
- Exodus 32:15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
- Exodus 34:29 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.