Exodus 25:19
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.
18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
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.
21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee.
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.
Compare
- 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.