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Exodus 35:12

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 35:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
Exodus 35:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 35

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
10And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath commanded:
11the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
12the ark, and the staves thereof, the mercy-seat, and the veil of the screen;
13the table, and its staves, and all its vessels, and the showbread;
14the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
15and the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The ark and the staves thereof, etc.] To carry it with, which were all made of shittim wood: [with] the mercy seat; made of pure gold; these were set in the most holy place: and the vail of the covering; which divided between the holy and the holy of holies; of these (see <022510>Exodus 25:10-22 26:32,33).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The covering - This is not the same as the covering of Exodus 35:11, which denotes the covering of the tent (see Exodus 26:14): the word is used here for the entrance curtains (see Exodus 26:36; Exodus 27:16). return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“ark: Exo 25:10-22, Exo 37:1-9 the veil: Exo 26:7, Exo 26:31-33, Exo 36:35, Exo 36:36 Exodus 35:13”
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