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.
Exodus 25:21 in other translations
| BSB | Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. |
|---|---|
| WEB | You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the covenant that I will give you. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark above, and unto the ark thou dost put the testimony which I give unto thee; |
| DARBY | And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee. |
| BBE | And put the cover over the ark, and in the ark the record which I will give you. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Exodus 25:21 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25:10-22
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…
Exodus 25:21 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Exodus 25:21
- Exodus 26:34
And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
- Romans 10:4
For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
- Exodus 25:16-17
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Exodus 25:20
And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.
- 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.
- Exodus 25:22
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Exodus 25:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pondrás la cubierta encima del arca, y en el arca pondrás el testimonio que yo te daré. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu mettras le propitiatoire sur l’arche, par-dessus, et tu mettras dans l’arche le témoignage que je te donnerai. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und lege den Deckel oben über die Lade; und in die Lade sollst du das Zeugnis legen, das ich dir geben werde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | in qua pones testimonium quod dabo tibi. |