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Exodus 37:5-7
EHV Bible
Exodus 37:5-7
EHV Bible
5 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.
6 He made an atonement seat[a] of pure gold, forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. 7 He made two cherubim of hammered gold for the two ends of the atonement seat,
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- Exodus 37:6 The Hebrew word kapporet refers to an object that pertains to atonement. It can be translated atonement cover or place of atonement. The traditional translation mercy seat is based on the translation of Luther, Gnadenstuhl, throne of grace. This translation emphasizes that kapporet was not so much a cover for the ark as a footstool for God’s throne.
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