Exodus 40:3

3 Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.

Exodus 40:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.
ESV
3 And you shall put in it the ark of the testimony, and you shall screen the ark with the veil.
NLT
3 Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.
MSG
3 Place the Chest of The Testimony in it and screen the Chest with the curtain.
CSB
3 Put the ark of the testimony there, and screen off the ark with the veil.

Exodus 40:3 In-Context

1 Then the LORD said to Moses:
2 “Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month.
3 Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain.
4 Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 21; Numbers 4:5; S Exodus 26:33
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