King James Version
Exodus 40:20 in the King James Version says “And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:”
Exodus 40:20 · KJV
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and put”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and set”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“the staves”
H905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“and put”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“above”
H4605properly,the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc
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