16 You shall (A)put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

17 “And you shall (B)make [a]an atoning cover of pure gold, [b]two and a half cubits [c]long and one and a half cubits [d]wide. 18 You shall make two cherubim of gold; make them of hammered work [e]at the two ends of the atoning cover.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:17 Also called a mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  2. Exodus 25:17 About 3.7 ft. long and 2.2 ft. wide or 1.1 m and 68 cm
  3. Exodus 25:17 Lit its length
  4. Exodus 25:17 Lit its width
  5. Exodus 25:18 Lit from

16 Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law,(A) which I will give you.

17 “Make an atonement cover(B) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18 And make two cherubim(C) out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.

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