21 Place the cover on top of the ark(A) and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law(B) that I will give you. 22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim(C) that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet(D) with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.(E)

The Table(F)

23 “Make a table(G) of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 25:23 That is, about 3 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 2 1/4 feet high or about 90 centimeters long, 45 centimeters wide and 68 centimeters high

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.

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.

23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

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21 And you shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you. 22 (A)There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from (B)between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.

The Table for Bread

23 (C)“You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height.

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