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35 the Ark of the Covenant[a] and its carrying poles;
the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement;

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  1. 39:35 Or Ark of the Testimony.

35 the ark of the covenant law(A) with its poles and the atonement cover;

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By these regulations the Holy Spirit revealed that the entrance to the Most Holy Place was not freely open as long as the Tabernacle[a] and the system it represented were still in use.

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  1. 9:8 Or the first room; Greek reads the first tent.

The Holy Spirit was showing(A) by this that the way(B) into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning.

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Above the Ark were the cherubim of divine glory, whose wings stretched out over the Ark’s cover, the place of atonement. But we cannot explain these things in detail now.

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Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory,(A) overshadowing the atonement cover.(B) But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

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17 “Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.[a]

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  1. 25:17 Hebrew 2.5 cubits [115 centimeters] long and 1.5 cubits [69 centimeters] wide.

17 “Make an atonement cover(A) of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

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