¹⁶ Then put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law,^(A) which I will give you.

²¹ Place the cover on top of the ark^(A) and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law^(B) that I will give you. ²² There, above the cover between the two cherubim^(C) that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet^(D) with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.^(E)

⁷ Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.^(A)