20He took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.


In Context

17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.

18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.

19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the Lord commanded him.

20 He took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.

21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the Testimony, as the Lord commanded him.

22 Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain

Exodus 40:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:20And 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

40:20And he put the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath, and the oracle above.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

40:20And 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and put the staves in the ark, and put the mercy-seat above on the ark.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

40:20And 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staffs on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

40:20He took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the poles on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

40:20And he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

40:20And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above on the ark: