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Revised Standard Version

Exodus 25:19

Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cherubim;   Gold;   Mercy-Seat;   Tabernacle;   Types;   Thompson Chain Reference - Cherub;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Cherubim;   Holy of Holies;   Mercy-Seat;   Types of Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherub;   Tabernacle;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Ark;   Cherubim;   Tabernacle;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Ark;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Cherub;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Cherub (1);   Mercy Seat;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Exodus, Book of;   Mercy Seat;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Uzzah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Colours;   Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Cherub, Cherubim;   Mercy Seat;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   Propitiation;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mercy-seat;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherub;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Tabernacle, the;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherubim (1);   Tabernacle;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherub;   Sidra;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Make one Keruv at the one end, and one Keruv at the other end. You shall make the Keruvim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
And make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end of the atonement cover; you will make the cherubim on its two ends.
New Century Version
Attach one creature on one end of the lid and the other creature on the other end. Make them to be one piece with the lid at the ends.
New English Translation
Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid you are to make the cherubim on the two ends.
Amplified Bible
"Make one cherub at each end, making the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
New American Standard Bible
"Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the atoning cover at its two ends.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the one Cherub shalt thou make at the one ende, and the other Cherub at the other ende: of the matter of the Mercieseate shall ye make the Cherubims, on the two endes thereof.
Legacy Standard Bible
Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; from one piece you shall make the mercy seat with the cherubim at its two ends.
Complete Jewish Bible
Make one keruv for one end and one keruv for the other end; make the k'ruvim of one piece with the ark-cover at its two ends.
Darby Translation
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Put one angel on one end of the mercy-cover, and put the other angel on the other end. Join the angels together with the mercy-cover to make one piece.
English Standard Version
Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends.
George Lamsa Translation
And make one cherub on the one side, and the other cherub on the other side of the mercy seat; thus you shall make two cherubim on the two sides thereof.
Good News Translation
one for each end of the lid. Make them so that they form one piece with the lid.
Christian Standard Bible®
Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end. At its two ends, make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat.
Literal Translation
And make one cherub from the end here, and one cherub from the end there. You shall make the cherubs from the mercyseat, on its two ends.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
yt the one Cherub maye be vpon the one ende, & the other vpon the other ende, & so to be two Cherubyns vpon the endes of the Mercyseate.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
One at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the one Cherubim shalt thou make on the one ende, and the other on the other ende: euen of the same mercy seate shall ye make Cherubims in the two endes thereof.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
King James Version (1611)
And make one Cherub on the one end, and the other Cherub on the other end: euen of the Mercie-seat shall yee make the Cherubims, on the two ends thereof.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
o cherub be in o syde of `Goddis answeryng place, and the tother in the tother side;
Young's Literal Translation
and make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends.
Update Bible Version
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat you shall make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 cherubim on its two ends.
World English Bible
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.
New King James Version
Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat.
New Living Translation
Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.
New Life Bible
Make one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. Make the top of the mercy-seat, with the cherubim at each end, of one piece.
New Revised Standard
Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other; of one piece with the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim at its two ends.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And make thou one cherub out of this end, and the other cherub out of that end, - out of the propitiatory, shall ye make the cherubim upon the two ends thereof.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

Contextual Overview

10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood; two cubits and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and you shall make upon it a molding of gold round about. 12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it and put them on its four feet, two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. 13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And you shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark by them. 15 The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. 16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you. 17 Then you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end; of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of the: or, of the matter of the

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:11 - a cherub

Cross-References

1 Chronicles 1:32
The sons of Ketu'rah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Mid'ian, Ishbak, and Shu'ah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Luke 3:34
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end,.... The situation of the cherubim is particularly explained, lest, as Jarchi observes, it should be thought that there were two at both ends of the mercy seat; whereas there were only one at one end, and another at the other, opposite to each other, and both pointing to the mercy seat; which may express the situation and office of the ministers of the word under each dispensation, who are so placed as to derive all their gifts and graces from Christ, and to point him out unto the sons of men as the only way of salvation, the only propitiation for sin, and through whom alone grace and mercy are to be had:

even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof; this is not so much intended the more to inculcate and confirm the situation of the cherubim, as more fully to explain the matter of which they were made; for it was "of" or out of the mercy seat that they were made, at the two ends of it; that is, they were made not only of the same kind of metal with that, but out of the same mass or lump of gold that was; a lid of gold being made commensurate to the ark, what remained above that measure, at the ends of it, were beaten and formed into two cherubim.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A mercy seat of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:6-9.) In external form, the mercy-seat was a plate of gold with the cherubim standing on it, the whole beaten out of one solid piece of metal Exodus 37:7; it was placed upon the ark and so took the place of a cover. “mercy” seat expresses well the distinct significance and recognized designation of the Hebrew name.

Exodus 25:18-20

The cherubim of the mercy-seat were human figures, each having two wings. They must have been of small size, proportioned to the area of the mercy-seat. Comparing the different references to form in this place, in 2 Samuel 22:11 Psalms 18:10, in Ezekiel 1:0; Ezekiel 10:0 and in Revelation 4:1-11, it would appear that the name “cherub” was applied to various combinations of animal forms. Among the Egyptians, the Assyrians and the Greeks, as well as the Hebrews, the creatures by far most frequently introduced into these composite figures, were man, the ox, the lion, and the eagle, as being types of the most important and familiarly known classes of living material beings. Hence, the cherubim, described by Ezekiel, have been regarded as representing the whole creation engaged in the worship and service of God (compare Revelation 4:9-11; Revelation 5:13); and it would be in harmony with this view to suppose that the more strictly human shape of the cherubim of the mercy seat represented the highest form of created intelligence engaged in the devout contemplation of the divine law of love and justice. (Compare 1 Peter 1:12.) It is worthy of notice that the golden cherubim from between which Yahweh spoke Exodus 25:22 to His people bore witness, by their place on the mercy-seat, to His redeeming mercy; while the cherubim that took their stand at the gate of Eden, Genesis 3:24, to keep the way to the tree of life, witnessed to His condemnation of sin in man.

Exodus 25:18

Of beaten work - i. e. elaborately worked with the hammer.

Exodus 25:19

Even of the mercy seat - See the margin. The sense appears to be that the cherubim and the mercy-seat were to be worked out of one mass of gold. (Compare Exodus 37:7.)

Exodus 25:21

The testimony - See Exodus 25:16 note. Compare Exodus 40:20.


 
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