Êxodo 40:20

20 Colocou também as tábuas da aliança na arca, fixou nela as varas, e pôs sobre ela a tampa.

Êxodo 40:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:20

And he took and put the testimony into the ark
The ten commands, called the "testimony", because they testified and declared what was the will of God with respect to things to be done, or not done. The Targum of Jonathan says, he put the broken pieces of the tables into it; but what became of them, or were done with them, we nowhere read; and it does not appear that any other, but those that Moses hewed by the order of God, were put into the ark; see ( Deuteronomy 10:1-5 )

and set the staves on the ark;
that it might be ready to be carried whenever a remove was necessary:

and put the mercy seat above upon the ark;
together with the cherubim.

Êxodo 40:20 In-Context

18 Moisés armou o tabernáculo, colocou as bases em seus lugares, armou as molduras, colocou as vigas e levantou as colunas.

19 Depois estendeu a tenda sobre o tabernáculo e colocou a cobertura sobre ela, como o SENHOR tinha ordenado.

20 Colocou também as tábuas da aliança na arca, fixou nela as varas, e pôs sobre ela a tampa.

21 Em seguida, trouxe a arca para dentro do tabernáculo e pendurou o véu protetor, cobrindo a arca da aliança, como o SENHOR tinha ordenado.

22 Moisés colocou a mesa na Tenda do Encontro, no lado norte do tabernáculo, do lado de fora do véu,