Keraia
Exodus 37

Exodus 37:8

The Mercy Seat · Exodus 37:6–9
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Translations

Modern
…one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
Traditional
One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Literal
…one cherub from this end, and one cherub from that end; from the mercy seat he made the cherubim from its two ends.
Latin
…cherub unum in summitate unius partis, et cherub alterum in summitate partis alterius: duos cherubim in singulis summitatibus propitiatorii,

Original

Hebrew
English
…one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Notes

Exodus 37:1–29

It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.

Parallels

Exodus 25:17–22

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Biblical Concept of Law Book of Exodus Cherub, Cherubim Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Tabernacle

Topics

Cherubim in the Tabernacle Gold used in the Arts: Crowns Made of