Ezekiel 41:18
16 as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
17 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary,
were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
19 the face of a man was toward the palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion was toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved all the way around the temple.
20 Cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary from the floor to the space above the entrance.
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
- were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:
- KJV
- And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
- WEB
- It was made with cherubim and palm trees. A palm tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces,
- ASV
- And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces;
- DARBY
- And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees, and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub; and the cherub had two faces:
- BLB
- And it was made [with] cherubim and palm trees, a palm tree between a cherub and a cherub; and two faces [were] unto each cherub:
- ÅB
- Og det var gjort kjeruber og palmer, én palme mellom to kjeruber, og kjerubene hadde to ansikter,
- OTB
- Kjeruber og palmetrær var skåret ut, med et palmetre mellom hver kjerub. Hver kjerub hadde to ansikter:
- B1930
- Og det var gjort kjeruber og palmer, én palme mellem to kjeruber, og kjerubene hadde to ansikter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 7:36
He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the surfaces of the supports and panels, wherever each had space, with wreaths all around.
Read in contextEzekiel 40:16
The gate chambers and their side pillars had beveled windows all around the inside of the gateway. The porticos also had windows all around on the inside. Each side pillar was decorated with palm trees.
Read in contextEzekiel 40:22
Its windows, portico, and palm trees had the same measurements as those of the gate facing east. Seven steps led up to it, with its portico opposite them.
Read in contextEzekiel 10:21
Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings.
Read in context2 Chronicles 3:7
He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.
Read in contextEzekiel 1:10
The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle.
Read in contextEzekiel 10:14
Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle.
Read in contextRevelation 4:7–9
The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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