Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles.

King James Version

For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Holman Bible

And the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark so that the cherubim formed a cover above the ark and its poles.

International Standard Version

The wings of the cherubim extended over where the ark and its carrying poles had been placed,

A Conservative Version

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves of it above.

American Standard Version

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

Amplified

for the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, making a covering above the ark and its carrying poles.

Bible in Basic English

For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.

Darby Translation

and the cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.

Julia Smith Translation

And the cherubims will be spreading forth the wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims will cover over the ark, and over its bars from above.

King James 2000

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The cherubim were spreading [their] wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim were covering the ark and over its poles [from] above.

Modern King James verseion

For the cherubs spread out their wings over the ark, and the cherubs covered the ark and its staves above.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that the Cherubs stretched out their wings over the place of the Ark and covered the Ark and her staves above on high.

NET Bible

The cherubs' wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles.

New Heart English Bible

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

The Emphasized Bible

for the cherubim were spreading forth two wings, over the place of the ark, - so that the cherubim formed a covering over the ark and over the staves thereof, from above.

Webster

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark, and the staffs of it above.

World English Bible

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.

Youngs Literal Translation

and the cherubs are spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves, from above;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּרוּב 
K@ruwb 
Usage: 91

כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

over the place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

of the ark
ארן ארון 
'arown 
Usage: 202

and the cherubims
כּרוּב 
K@ruwb 
Usage: 91

כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

the ark
ארן ארון 
'arown 
Usage: 202

and the staves
בּד 
Bad 
Usage: 202

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

Preparations For The Temple Dedication

7 Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubim. 8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim made a covering over the ark and its poles. 9 The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day.

Cross References

Exodus 25:12-15

You shall cast four gold rings for it and fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

Exodus 37:3-5

He cast four rings of gold for it on its four feet; even two rings on one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

Numbers 4:6

and they shall lay a covering of porpoise skin on it, and shall spread over it a cloth of pure blue, and shall insert its poles.

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