Exo 30:6 | HCSB | STEP | “You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the testimony – in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony

‏ Exodus 30:6

6 “You are to place the altar in front of the veil by the ark of the ^{▼▼testimony: A reference to either the Mosaic law in general or to a specific section of the law, the Ten Commandments, which were written on stone tablets and placed in the ark of the covenant (also called the ark of the testimony)}testimony – in front of the ^{▼▼mercy seat: Or place of atonement; the gold lid on the ark of the covenant, first used in the tabernacle and later in the temple}mercy seat that is over the testimony – where I will meet with you.