Exodus 25:19
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.
18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
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.
21 Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
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
- one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
- ASV
- And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
- DARBY
- And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
- BLB
- And make one cherub from this end, and one cherub from that end; from the mercy seat you⁺ shall make the cherubim on its two ends.
- ÅB
- Den ene kjerub skal du sette ved den ene ende og den andre kjerub ved den andre ende; i ett med nådestolen skal dere gjøre kjerubene, én på hver ende av den.
- OTB
- Lag en kjerub i den ene enden og den andre kjeruben i den andre enden; lag kjerubene i ett stykke med dekselet, i begge endene.
- B1930
- Den ene kjerub skal du sette ved den ene ende og den andre kjerub ved den andre ende; i ett med nådestolen skal I gjøre kjerubene, én på hver ende av den.