Exodus 40:3

3 Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it.

Exodus 40:3 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:3

And thou shall put therein the ark of the testimony
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.

Exodus 40:3 In-Context

1 The Lord said to Moses,

2 "On the first day of the first month set up the Tent of the Lord's presence.

3 Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it.

4 Bring in the table and place the equipment on it. Also bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps on it.

5 Put the gold altar for burning incense in front of the Covenant Box and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tent.