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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: (KJV)
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וַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 1
וַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.Tenand he put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 3
הָעֵדֻת֙ha.'e.Dutthe testimony
Lemma: עֵדוּת (e.dut) · Strong's: H5715
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: testimony
Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5715; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 4
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 5
הָ֣אָרֹ֔ןha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 6
וַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 8
הַבַּדִּ֖יםha.ba.Dimthe poles
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: alone: pole
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 9
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 10
הָאָרֹ֑ןha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 11
וַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.Tenand he put
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: put
Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 12
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 13
הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement cover
Lemma: כַּפֹּרֶת (kap.po.ret) · Strong's: H3727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: mercy seat
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 25:17, Exodus 25:18, Exodus 25:19, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21, Exodus 25:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3727; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 14
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 15
הָאָרֹ֖ןha.'a.Ronthe ark
Lemma: אֲרוֹן (a.ron) · Strong's: H0727
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: ark
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 50:26, Exodus 25:10, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0727; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 16
מִלְמָֽעְלָה\׃mil.Ma.'e.lahfrom to above <towards>
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Exodus 40:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Moses took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the Testimony | → | עֵדוּת H5715 testimony |
| and placed | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| it in | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| attaching | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| the poles | → | בַּד H0905G alone: pole |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
| and he set | → | נָתַן H5414H to give: put |
| the mercy seat | → | כַּפֹּרֶת H3727 mercy seat |
| atop | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| . . . | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| the ark | → | אֲרוֹן H0727 ark |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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