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Insert the poles1 into the rings on the sides of the chest to carry it.
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The poles are to remain in the rings of this ark; they are not to be removed.216
Then put in the ark the Testimony,3 which I will give you.
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"Make an atonement covera4 of pure gold--two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.b18
And make two cherubim5 out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
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Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.
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The cherubim6 are to have their wings spread upward, overshadowing7 the cover with them. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the cover.
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Place the cover on top of the ark8 and put in the ark the Testimony,9 which I will give you.
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There, above the cover between the two cherubim10 that are over the ark of the Testimony, I will meet11 with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.12
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"Make a table13 of acacia wood--two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high.c24
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
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