Exodus 25:17

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“And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.”

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BSBPD

“And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And thou hast made a mercy-seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 25:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 26:34Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.
  2. Exodus 35:12the ark with its poles and mercy seat, and the veil to shield it;
  3. Exodus 37:6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
  4. Exodus 40:20Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark.
  5. Leviticus 16:12Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil.
  6. 1 Chronicles 28:11Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
  7. Romans 3:25God presented Him as the atoning sacrifice through faith in His blood, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
  8. Hebrews 4:16Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
  9. Hebrews 9:5Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
  10. 1 John 2:2He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

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