King James Version

Exodus 26:34

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

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וְנָתַתָּ֙venatataand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתhakaporetthe mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the mercy seat”, the ordinary formH3727a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)mercy seat.עַ֖לalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אֲר֣וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.הָעֵדֻ֑תhaedutthe testimonyעֵדוּתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the testimony”, the ordinary formH5715testimonytestimony, witness.בְּקֹ֖דֶשׁbeqodeshin consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַקֳּדָשִֽׁיםhaqodashimthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And thou hast put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony, in the holy of holies.

World English Bible

You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the covenant in the most holy place.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt set the propitiatory upon the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατακαλύψεις τῷ καταπετάσματι τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ τῶν ἁγίων.