20Then he took the testimony and put it into the ark, and 40:20 Lit setattached the poles to the ark, and put the 40:20 Also called mercy seat; i.e., where blood was sprinkled on the Day of Atonementatoning cover 40:20 Lit over the ark aboveon top of the ark.
20He took the Testimony [the stones inscribed with the Ten Commandments] and put it into the ark [of the covenant], and placed the poles [through the rings] on the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
20He got the tablets of the covenant law. He placed them in the ark. He put the poles through its rings. And he put the cover on it. The cover was the place where sin is paid for.