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Exodus 40:3

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 40:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
Exodus 40:3 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 40

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2On the first day of the first month shalt thou rear up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
3And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
4And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
5And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
6And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
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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
“And thou shall put therein the ark of the testimony, etc.] The ark or chest where the law was, a testimony of the divine will, and which was to be put into the most holy place of the tabernacle: and cover the ark with the vail; not with the propitiatory or mercy seat, as the Targum of Jonathan; for though that was a covering or lid to the ark, yet not a vail; this was the vail that divided between the holy place and the most holy, and so covered or hid the ark from the sight even of the priests that went into the holy place.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“40:3 The Hebrew word translated Covenant is ‘eduth (“testimony”), which refers particularly to the covenant stipulations. The written copy of these stipulations contained in the Ark would serve as a testimony to the covenant Israel had entered into with God.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 40:20, Exo 40:21, Exo 25:10, Exo 25:22, Exo 26:31, Exo 26:33, Exo 26:34, Exo 35:12, Exo 36:35, Exo 36:36, Exo 37:1-9; Lev 16:14; Num 4:5; Rev 11:19 Exodus 40:4”
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