Discovery BoxExodus 8:23 
Context8:23 I will put a division 1 between my people and your people. This sign will take place 2 tomorrow.”’”
Exodus 26:34
Context26:34 You are to put the atonement lid on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place.
Exodus 29:31
Context29:31 “You are to take the ram of the consecration and cook 3 its meat in a holy place. 4
Exodus 40:3
Context40:3 You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain.
1 tn The word in the text is פְדֻת (pÿdut, “redemption”). This would give the sense of making a distinction by redeeming Israel. The editors wish to read פְלֻת (pÿlut) instead – “a separation, distinction” to match the verb in the preceding verse. For another view, see G. I. Davies, “The Hebrew Text of Exodus VIII 19 [English 23]: An Emendation,” VT 24 (1974): 489-92.
2 tn Heb “this sign will be tomorrow.”
3 tn Or “boil” (see Lev 8:31).
4 sn The “holy place” must be in the courtyard of the sanctuary. Lev 8:31 says it is to be cooked at the entrance of the tent of meeting. Here it says it will be eaten there as well. This, then, becomes a communion sacrifice, a peace offering which was a shared meal. Eating a communal meal in a holy place was meant to signify that the worshipers and the priests were at peace with God.
