Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Five cubits [was] the first wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, from the tip of his [one] wing up to the tip of his [other] wing.
New American Standard Bible
Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits.
King James Version
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
Holman Bible
One wing of the first cherub was 7½ feet long,
International Standard Version
Each wing of one cherub was five cubits long, and each wing of the other cherub was five cubits long, so that the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was ten cubits.
A Conservative Version
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub. From the outermost part of the one wing to the outermost part of the other were ten cubits.
American Standard Version
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
Amplified
Bible in Basic English
With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.
Darby Translation
and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;
Julia Smith Translation
And five cubits the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub: ten cubits from the extremities of its wings and even to the extremities of its wings.
King James 2000
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the tip of the one wing unto the tip of the other were ten cubits.
Modern King James verseion
And one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits; ten cubits from the ends of its wings even to the ends of its wings.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and every wing five cubits long: so that from the uttermost part of one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
NET Bible
Each of the first cherub's wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.
New Heart English Bible
Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
The Emphasized Bible
and, five cubits, was the one wing of the cherub, and, five cubits, the second wing of the cherub, - ten cubits, from the one end of his wings unto the other end of his wings.
Webster
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
World English Bible
Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing to the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
Youngs Literal Translation
and five cubits is the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;
Themes
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » Solomon
Temple » Solomon's » Description of
Temple » Solomon's » Contents of the holy of holies » The cherubs
The First Temple » The oracle or most holy place » Two cherubims of gilded olive-wood made within
Interlinear
'ammah
אמּה
'ammah
Usage: 245
'echad
Kanaph
כּנף
Kanaph
wing, skirt, borders, corners, ends, feathered, sort, winged,
Usage: 109
Kanaph
References
Watsons
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 6:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon Builds The Temple For Yahweh
23 He made two cherubim of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, ten cubits high. 24 Five cubits [was] the first wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, from the tip of his [one] wing up to the tip of his [other] wing. 25 The second cherub [was] ten cubits [according to] {the same} measurement, and [there] was one shape for the two cherubim.