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Exodus 25:18

16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

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

Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

19 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
KJV
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
WEB
You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
ASV
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
DARBY
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
BLB
And you shall make two cherubim of gold—of hammered work you shall make them—from the two ends of the mercy seat.
ÅB
Og du skal gjøre to kjeruber av gull; i drevet arbeid skal du gjøre dem og sette dem ved begge endene av nådestolen.
OTB
Lag to kjeruber av gull; lag dem av hamret arbeid i begge endene av dekselet.
B1930
Og du skal gjøre to kjeruber av gull; i drevet arbeid skal du gjøre dem og sette dem ved begge endene av nådestolen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Hebrews 9:5

    Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

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  • Ezekiel 10:20

    These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:18

    the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 10:2

    And the LORD said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in.

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  • 1 Kings 8:6–7

    Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim.

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  • Genesis 3:24

    So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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  • 1 Kings 6:23–28

    In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim, each ten cubits high, out of olive wood.

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