Exodus 25:16

And thou shalt put into the Arke the Testimonie which I shall giue thee.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Inside the ark you are to put the record which I will give you.
- Basic English Bible

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.
- Darby Bible

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
- Webster's Bible

You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.
- World English Bible

and thou hast put unto the ark the testimony which I give unto thee.
- Youngs Literal Bible

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Exodus 25:16

25:17 The mercy - seat was the covering of the ark, made exactly to fit the dimensions of it. This propitiatory covering, as it might well be translated, was a type of Christ the great propitiation, whose satisfaction covers our transgressions, and comes between us and the curse we deserve.

25:18 The cherubim (Cherubim is the plural of Cherub, not Cherubims) were fixed to the mercy - seat, and of a piece with it, and spread their wings over it. It is supposed these were designed to represent the holy angels, (who always attend the Shechinah, or divine majesty,) not by any effigies of an angel, but some emblem of the angelical nature, probably one or more of those four faces spoken of #Eze 1:10|. Whatever the faces were, they looked one towards another, and both downwards towards the ark, while their wings were stretched out so as to touch one another. It notes their attendance upon the Redeemer, their readiness to do his will, their presence in the assemblies of saints, #Psa 68:17 1Cor 11:10|, and their desire to look into the mysteries of the gospel, which they diligently contemplate, #1Pet 1:12|. God is said to dwell or sit between the cherubim, on the mercy - seat, #Psa 80:1|, and from thence he here promiseth for the future to meet with Moses, and to commune with him. Thus he manifests himself, willing to keep up communion with us, by the mediation of Christ.