- before the mercy seat that is over the testimony:
- The words לפני הכפרת אשׁר על העדת, liphney haccapporeth asher al haaiduth, "before the mercy-seat that is over the testimony," are thought to be a repetition of the preceding clause, לפני הפרכת אשׁר על ארן הערת, liphney happarocheth asher al aron haaiduth, "before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony; the word הפרכת, [Strong's H6532], happarocheth, "the vail," being corrupted, by transposing the letters into הכפרת, [Strong's H3727], hacapporeth, "the mercy-seat," and the word ארן, [Strong's H0727], aron, "ark," omitted. This repetition, as Dr. Kennicott observes, places the altar of incense before the mercy-seat, and consequently in the Holy of Holies! Now this could not be, as the altar of incense was attended every day, and the Holy of Holies entered only once in the year. The five words which appear to be a repetition are wanting in twenty-six of Kennicott's and Rossi's manuscripts and in the Samaritan Text. "And thou shalt putª°¹ the mercy seatª aboveª¹ upon¹ the ark;ª and in¹ the arkª thou shalt putª°¹ the testimonyª that¹ I shall giveª°¹ thee. ... And there¹ I will meetª° with thee, and I will communeª° with¹ thee from above¹¹ the mercy seat,ª from betweenª¹ the twoª cherubimsª which¹ [are] uponª the arkª of the testimony,ª¹ of all¹ [things] which¹ I will give thee in commandmentª°¹ unto¹ the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Exd 25:21-22} + "And he shall putª°¹ the incenseª upon¹ the fireª beforeª the LORD,ª that the cloudª of the incenseª may coverª°¹ the mercy seatª that¹ [is] upon¹ the testimony,ª that he dieª° not:¹" {Lev 16:13} + "Then Davidª gaveª° to Solomonª his sonª¹ the patternª of the porch,ª and of the housesª thereof, and of the treasuriesª thereof, and of the upper chambersª thereof, and of the innerª parloursª thereof, and of the placeª of the mercy seat,ª" {1Ch 28:11} + "Let us²° thereforeª comeª° boldlyªª unto the¹ throneª of grace,ª thatª we may obtainª° mercy,ª andª findª° graceª to help² in² time of need.ª¹¹" {Hbr 4:16} + "Andª overª itª the cherubimsª of gloryª shadowingª° the¹ mercyseat;ª ofª whichª we cannotªª° nowª speakª° particularly.ªª" {Hbr 9:5}
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