Exodus 26:34

Exodus 26:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
• New International Version (NIV)Put the atonement cover on the ark of the covenant law in the Most Holy Place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Then put the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—on top of the Ark of the Covenant inside the Most Holy Place.

Context of Exodus 26:34

32You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver. 33And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy. You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy. 35You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side. 36“You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.

Exodus 26:34 word by word

וְנָתַתָּ֙ אֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן הָעֵדֻ֑ת בְּקֹ֖דֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתkappôreth · mercy seatH3727
• upon the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• in the mostקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Exodus 26:34

• Exodus 25:21You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you.
• Exodus 40:20He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
• Hebrews 9:5and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

Commentaries on Exodus 26:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-37Verses 1-37 (Compare Exodus 26:1-6, more strictly so-called, its tent Exodus 26:7-13, and its covering Exodus 26:14 (Compare Exodus 35:11; Exodus 39:33-34; Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:34; Numbers 3:25, etc.). These parts are very clearly distinguished in the Hebrew, but they are confounded in many places of the English Version (see Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:9, etc.). The tabernacle itself was to consist of curtains of fine linen woven with colored figures of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 A vail, or curtain, separated the holy place from the most holy place. It was hung upon pillars. This vail was for a partition between the holy place and the most holy; which forbade any to look into the holiest of all. The apostle tells what was the meaning of this vail, He 9:8. That the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect, nor would the observance of it bring men to heaven; the way into the holiest of all was not made…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-37The tabernacle itself (not including the courtyard around it) was not very large. It was about 4.6 meters (15 feet) wide and 13.7 meters (45 feet) long. The main structure stood on 48 vertical frames. Each frame was 4.6 meters (15 feet) high and 68.6 centimeters (27 inches) wide (26:16). The frames were made of acacia wood and covered with gold (26:15, 29). Workers joined the frames together with horizontal crossbars. These bars formed a three-sided…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-371. cunning work--that is, of elegant texture, richly embroidered. The word "cunning," in old English, is synonymous with "skilful."Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 26:34

• Mercy-Seat
• Shittim
• Tabernacle
• Tapestry

In the dictionaries

• Holy place
• Cherub
• Couple
• Cunning
• Sweet
• Veil, vail
• Badger
• Clasps
• Color; Colors
• Criticism

Commentaries on Exodus 26

• 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