Exodus 25:21
And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
KJV
in qua pones testimonium quod dabo tibi.
Vulgate
καὶ γνωσθήσομαί σοι ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ λαλήσω σοι ἄνωθεν τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν δύο χερουβεὶν τῶν ὄντων ἐπὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, καὶ κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἂν ἐντείλωμαί σοι πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.
LXX
And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
ASV
וְ/נָתַתָּ֧ אֶת הַ/כַּפֹּ֛רֶת עַל הָ/אָרֹ֖ן מִ/לְ/מָ֑עְלָ/ה וְ/אֶל הָ֣/אָרֹ֔ן תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת הָ֣/עֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶתֵּ֖ן אֵלֶֽי/ךָ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Typology
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2130Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the cherubim.69
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 8:9 — There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
- Exod 16:34 — As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
- Exod 26:34 — And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
- Exod 26:34 — And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
- Exod 30:6 — And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
- Exod 40:34 — Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Lev 16:13 — And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
- Ps 26:8 — LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
- Ps 78:5 — For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
- Rev 11:19 — And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
- Rom 10:4 — For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.