Exo 40:20 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark , and attached the poles to the ark , and put the atoning cover on top of the ark .

a Ex 25:16; Deut 10:5; 1 Kin 8:9; 2 Chr 5:10; Heb 9:4

Exodus 40:20

20 Then he took ^athe testimony and put it into the ark, and ^{▼▼Lit set}attached the poles to the ark, and put the ^{▼▼Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonement}atoning cover ^{▼▼Lit over the ark above}on top of the ark.