Exodus 26:34

Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God issues this directive to Moses during the detailed instructions for tabernacle construction, immediately after describing the veil that divides the sanctuary.

The words — כַּפֹּרֶת (ka.Po.ret) means the atonement cover, and קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים (Ko.desh ha.ko.da.Shim) denotes the innermost sanctuary.

The thread — The command to place this cover on the ark recurs in the initial construction order (Exodus 25:21), the historical fulfillment by Moses (Exodus 40:20), and the New Testament description of the ark's arrangement (Hebrews 9:5).

Why it lands — The text commands the precise positioning of the atonement cover over the ark within the restricted inner room, establishing a fixed spatial order for the sanctuary's furnishings.

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The Hebrew words

וְנָתַתָּ֙ve./na.ta.Taand/ you will put אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתha./ka.Po.retthe/ atonement cover עַ֖ל'alon אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark of הָעֵדֻ֑תha./'e.Dutthe/ testimony בְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbe./Ko.deshin/ [the] holy place of הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha./ko.da.Shimthe/ holy places

King James Version

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Cross-references

Exodus 25:21 Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
Exodus 40:20 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.
Hebrews 9:5 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.