17 “And you shall (A)make [a]an atoning cover of pure gold, [b]two and a half cubits [c]long and one and a half cubits [d]wide.

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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

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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20 And (A)the cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the atoning cover with their wings and [a]facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the atoning cover.

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  1. Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to

20 The cherubim(A) are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing(B) the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.

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The Lord said to Moses:

“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter (A)at [a]any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the [b]atoning cover which is on the ark, or he will die; for (B)I will appear in the cloud over the [c]atoning cover.

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  1. Leviticus 16:2 I.e., of his own choosing
  2. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement
  3. Leviticus 16:2 Also called mercy seat, and so throughout the ch; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement

The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses(A) into the Most Holy Place(B) behind the curtain(C) in front of the atonement cover(D) on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear(E) in the cloud(F) over the atonement cover.

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For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its carrying poles from above.

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The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed(A) the ark and its carrying poles.

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