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New Century Version

Exodus 37:7

Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two creatures with wings and attached them to each end of the lid.

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 English Translation
He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,
Amplified Bible
He made two cherubim of hammered gold; he made them at the two ends of the mercy seat,
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

1 Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood; it was forty-five inches long, twenty-seven inches wide, and twenty-seven inches high. 2 He covered it, both inside and out, with pure gold, and he put a gold strip around it. 3 He made four gold rings for it and attached them to its four feet, with two rings on each side. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and covered them with gold. 5 He put the poles through the rings on each side of the Ark to carry it. 6 Then he made a lid of pure gold that was forty-five inches long and twenty-seven inches wide. 7 Then Bezalel hammered gold to make two creatures with wings and attached them to each end of the lid. 8 He made one creature on one end of the lid and the other creature on the other end. He attached them to the lid so that it would be one piece. 9 The creatures' wings were spread upward, covering the lid, and the creatures faced each other across the lid.

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 governor over Egypt. He was the one who sold the grain to people who came to buy it. So Joseph's brothers came to him and bowed facedown on the ground before him.
Genesis 42:9
And Joseph remembered his dreams about his brothers bowing to him. He said to them, "You are spies! You came to learn where the nation is weak!"
Genesis 43:26
When Joseph came home, the brothers gave him the gift they had brought into the house and bowed down to the ground in front of him.
Genesis 44:14
When Judah and his brothers went back to Joseph's house, Joseph was still there, so the brothers bowed facedown on the ground before him.
Genesis 44:19
When we were here before, you asked us, ‘Do you have a father or a brother?'
Philippians 2:10
so that every knee will bow to the name of Jesus— everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth.
Colossians 1:18
He is the head of the body, which is the church. Everything comes from him. He is the first one who was raised from the dead. So in all things Jesus has first place.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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