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Ezekiel 41:19

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,

18 were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces:

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.

21 The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the doorframe of the sanctuary was similar.

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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
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.
KJV
So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
WEB
so that there was the face of a man toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side. It was made like this through all the house all around.
ASV
so that there was the face of a man toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side. [thus was it] made through all the house round about:
DARBY
the face of a man was toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side: [so] was it made upon all the house round about.
BLB
And the face of a man [was] toward the palm tree on this side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on this side; so [it was] made throughout all the temple round [and] round.
ÅB
et menneskes ansikt mot palmen på den ene side og en ung løves ansikt mot palmen på den andre side; slik var det gjort på hele huset rundt omkring.
OTB
Et menneskeansikt vendte mot palmetreet på den ene siden, og et løveansikt vendte mot palmetreet på den andre siden. Disse var skåret ut rundt hele tempelet.
B1930
et menneskes ansikt mot palmen på den ene side og en ung løves ansikt mot palmen på den andre side; således var det gjort på hele huset rundt omkring.

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  • Ezekiel 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.

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  • Ezekiel 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.

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