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Exodus 25:18

16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.

17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

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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

    And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we can not now speak particularly.

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  • Ezekiel 10:20

    This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:18

    And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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  • Ezekiel 10:2

    And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.

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  • 1 Kings 8:6–7

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims.

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  • Genesis 3:24

    So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: 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

    And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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