Exodus 39:35

the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator lists completed tabernacle components as the Israelites prepare to erect the dwelling.

The words — אֲרֹ֥ן ('a.Ron) translates as "ark" and הַ/כַּפֹּֽרֶת\׃ (ha.kapporet) translates as "atonement cover."

The thread — Exodus 25:17 specifies the construction of the atonement cover, while Hebrews 9:5 and 9:8 record the cherubim overshadowing it and the Spirit indicating the way to the Most Holy Place remained undisclosed.

Why it lands — The verse functions as a catalog entry in a construction inventory, requiring the reader to note the precise completion and grouping of sacred furnishings.

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The Hebrew words

אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֲרֹ֥ן'a.Ron[the] ark of הָעֵדֻ֖תha./'e.Dutthe/ testimony וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>בַּדָּ֑יוba.Da/vpoles/ its וְאֵ֖תve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ha./ka.Po.retthe/ atonement cover

King James Version

The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,

Cross-references

Exodus 25:17 And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Hebrews 9:5 Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
Hebrews 9:8 By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.