God’s Word Translation
Exodus 25:16
16Then you will put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you.
Exodus 25:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law, which I will give you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
Context of Exodus 25:16
14Put the poles through the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. 15The poles must stay in the rings of the ark. Never remove them. Then you will put into the ark the words of my promise which I will give you. 17“Make a throne of mercy to cover the ark out of pure gold 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 18Make two angels out of hammered gold for the two ends of the throne of mercy,
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וְנָתַתָּ֖ אֶל־הָאָרֹ֑ן אֵ֚ת הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶתֵּ֖ן אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 25:16
- Exodus 16:34Aaron put the jar of manna in front of the words of God’s promise to be kept there, as the Lord commanded Moses.
- Exodus 27:21In the tent of meeting outside the canopy where the words of my promise are, Aaron and his descendants must keep the lamps lit in the Lord’s presence from evening until morning. This is a permanent law among the Israelites for generations to come.”
- Exodus 30:6Put the altar in front of the canopy which ⌞hangs⌟ over the ark containing the words of my promise. I will meet with you there in front of the throne of mercy that is on the ark.
- Exodus 31:18The Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai. Then he gave him the two tablets with his words on them, stone tablets inscribed by God himself.
- Exodus 32:15Moses turned and went down the mountain carrying the two tablets with God’s words. They were written on both sides, front and back.
- Exodus 34:29Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the two tablets with God’s words on them. His face was shining from speaking with the Lord, but he didn’t know it.
- Exodus 38:21This is the amount of material that was used for the tent (the tent of the words of God’s promise). An inventory was ordered by Moses and carried out by the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron.
- Numbers 17:4Put them in the tent of meeting where I meet with you, in front of the words of my promise.
- Hebrews 9:4It contained the gold incense burner and the ark of the Lord’s promise. The ark was completely covered with gold. In the ark were the gold jar filled with manna, Aaron’s staff that had blossomed, and the tablets on which the promise was written.
- Deuteronomy 10:2I will write on the tablets the same words that were on the first tablets, which you smashed. Then you will put them in the ark.”
- Deuteronomy 31:26“Take this Book of Teachings, and put it next to the ark of the promise of the Lord your God, where it will be a witness against you.
- 1 Kings 8:9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets Moses put there at Horeb, where the Lord made a promise to the Israelites after they left Egypt.
- 2 Kings 11:12Then Jehoiada brought out the king’s son, gave him the crown and the religious instructions, and made him king by anointing him. As the guards clapped their hands, they said, “Long live the king!”
- 2 Chronicles 34:14When they brought out the money that had been deposited in the Lord’s temple, the priest Hilkiah found the Book of the Lord’s Teachings written by Moses.
- Acts 7:44“In the desert our ancestors had the tent of God’s promise. Moses built this tent exactly as God had told him. He used the model he had seen.
- Romans 3:2There are all kinds of advantages. First of all, God entrusted them with his word.
Commentaries on Exodus 25:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The testimony - The two tables of stone which were not yet given; these tables were called עדת eduth, from עד forward, onward, to bear witness to or of a person or thing. Not only the tables of stone, but all the contents of the ark, Aaron's rod, the pot of manna, the holy anointing oil, etc., bore testimony to the Messiah in his prophetic, sacerdotal, and regal offices.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 (compare Exodus 37:1-5). The ark is uniformly designated in Exodus the ark of the testimony. Elsewhere it is called the testimony, the ark of the covenant (most frequently in Deuteronomy and the other books of the Old Testament), the ark of the lord, the ark of god, the ark of the strength of the lord, and the holy ark. The ark of the covenant was the central point of the sanctuary. It was designed to contain the testimony Exodus 25:16…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it, by the high priest; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-22an ark of acacia wood: Ark is an old English word meaning "box." The ark was Israel's "covenant box." It was the most important item in the entire Tent of Meeting (the tabernacle) because God made his presence available there (25:22). The stone tablets of the covenant were inside the box (25:16, 21). This emphasized that God reveals himself through a mutual commitment between himself and his people.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the testimony--that is, the two tables of stone, containing the ten commandments, and called "the testimony," because by it God did testify His sovereign authority over Israel as His people, His selection of them as the guardians of His will and worship, and His displeasure in the event of their transgressing His laws; while on their part, by receiving and depositing this law in its appointed place, they testified their acknowledgment of God's right…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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