Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMoses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh and putteth the testimony unto the ark, and setteth the staves on the ark, and putteth the mercy-seat on the ark above; King James Bible And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: Hebrew Moses tookוַיִּקַּ֞ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the Testimony הָעֵדֻת֙ (hā·‘ê·ḏuṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5715: Testimony and placed וַיִּתֵּ֤ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the ark, הָ֣אָרֹ֔ן (hā·’ā·rōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark attaching וַיָּ֥שֶׂם (way·yā·śem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the poles הַבַּדִּ֖ים (hab·bad·dîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ark; הָאָרֹ֑ן (hā·’ā·rōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark and he set וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the mercy seat הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת (hak·kap·pō·reṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3727: Propitiatory atop עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ark. הָאָרֹ֖ן (hā·’ā·rōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark |