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Exodus 37:7

He made two cherubim of hammered gold; he made them at the two ends of the mercy seat,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cherubim;   Gold;   Mercy-Seat;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Cherub;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Art and Aesthetics;   Beaten Gold;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Leviticus;   Tabernacle;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Beaten-Work;   Cherub, Cherubim;   Crown;   Mercy Seat;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Cherub;   Handicraft;   Mercy-seat;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cherubim (1);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Cherub;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He made two Keruvim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;
King James Version
And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Lexham English Bible
And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.
New Century Version
Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two creatures with wings and attached them to each end of the lid.
New English Translation
He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,
New American Standard Bible
And he made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the atoning cover:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he made two Cherubims of gold, vpo the two endes of the Merciseate: euen of worke beaten with the hammer made he them.
Legacy Standard Bible
He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat;
Contemporary English Version
On each of the two ends of the chest he made a winged creature of hammered gold. They faced each other, and their wings covered the place of mercy.
Complete Jewish Bible
He made two k'ruvim of gold; he made them of hammered work for the two ends of the ark-cover —
Darby Translation
And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work did he make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two Cherub angels. He put the Cherub angels on each end of the mercy-cover.
English Standard Version
And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat,
George Lamsa Translation
And he made two cherubim of gold; of casting work he made them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Good News Translation
He made two winged creatures of hammered gold,
Christian Standard Bible®
He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,
Literal Translation
And he made two cherubs of gold; he made them of beaten work, from the two ends of the mercyseat;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& made two Cherubyns of fyne beaten golde vpon the two endes of the Mercyseate:
American Standard Version
And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Bible in Basic English
And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he made two Cherubims of thicke gold, vpo the two endes of ye mercy seat.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he made two cherubim of gold: of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the ark-cover:
King James Version (1611)
And he made two Cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made hee them, on the two endes of the Mercie seate:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they made the court toward the south; the curtains of the court of fine linen twined, a hundred cubits every way,
English Revised Version
And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Berean Standard Bible
He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Also he made twei cherubyns of gold, betun out with hamer, whiche he settide on euer eithir side of the propiciatorie,
Young's Literal Translation
and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Update Bible Version
And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work he made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
Webster's Bible Translation
And he made two cherubim [of] gold, beaten out of one piece he made them, on the two ends of the mercy-seat;
World English Bible
He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;
New King James Version
He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat:
New Living Translation
He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.
New Life Bible
He made two cherubim out of beaten gold at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
New Revised Standard
He made two cherubim of hammered gold; at the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he made two cherubim, of gold, of beaten work, did he make them, out of the two ends of the propitiatory:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Two cherubims also of beaten gold, which he set on the two sides of the propitiatory:
Revised Standard Version
And he made two cherubim of hammered gold; on the two ends of the mercy seat he made them,
THE MESSAGE
He sculpted two winged angel-cherubim out of hammered gold for the ends of the Atonement-Cover, one angel at one end, one angel at the other. He made them of one piece with the Atonement-Cover. The angels had outstretched wings and appeared to hover over the Atonement-Cover, facing one another but looking down on the Atonement-Cover.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat;

Contextual Overview

1Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood—it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 2And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding (border) of gold to go all around [the top of it]. 3He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet, two rings on one side and two rings on the other side. 4He made carrying poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5He put the carrying poles through the rings at the sides of the ark, to carry it. 6Bezalel made the mercy seat of pure gold; it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide. 7He made two cherubim of hammered gold; he made them at the two ends of the mercy seat,8one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim [of one piece] with the mercy seat at the two ends. 9The cherubim spread out their wings upward, covering and protecting the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were [looking downward] toward the mercy seat.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Kings 6:23-29, Psalms 80:1, Psalms 104:4, Ezekiel 10:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 25:18 - two cherubims of gold Numbers 8:4 - beaten work 1 Kings 7:29 - cherubims

Cross-References

Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was the ruler over the land, and he was the one who sold [grain] to all the people of the land; and Joseph's [half] brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.
Genesis 42:9
Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and said to them, "You are spies; you have come [with a malicious purpose] to observe the undefended parts of our land."
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present [of tribute] which they had with them and bowed to the ground before him.
Genesis 44:14
When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there; and they fell to the ground before him.
Genesis 44:19
"My lord asked his servants, saying, 'Have you a father or a brother?'
Philippians 2:10
so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW [in submission], of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Colossians 1:18
He is also the head [the life-source and leader] of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will occupy the first place [He will stand supreme and be preeminent] in everything.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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