Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the cherubims shall stretch their wings abroad over on high, and cover the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another: even to the mercy seat ward, shall the faces of the cherubims be.

New American Standard Bible

The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.

King James Version

And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

Holman Bible

The cherubim are to have wings spread out above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and are to face one another. The faces of the cherubim should be toward the mercy seat.

International Standard Version

The cherubim are to spread their wings upward, covering the Mercy Seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim is to be turned toward the Mercy Seat.

A Conservative Version

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy-seat.

American Standard Version

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Amplified

The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing each other. The faces of the cherubim are to be looking downward toward the mercy seat.

Bible in Basic English

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Darby Translation

And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be turned.

Julia Smith Translation

And the cherubs shall be spreading their wings on high, covering with their wings over the cover; and their faces each to the other; to the cover shall be the faces of the cherubs.

King James 2000

And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall face one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And the cherubim will be [with] outspread wings above, covering with their wings over the atonement cover {and facing each other}; the faces of the cherubim will be toward the atonement cover.

Modern King James verseion

And the cherubs shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces each toward the other; toward the mercy-seat shall the cherubs' faces be.

NET Bible

The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

New Heart English Bible

The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

The Emphasized Bible

And the cherubim shall be spreading out two wings on high - making a shelter with their wings over the propitiatory, with their faces one towards the other, - towards the propitiatory, shall be the faces of the cherubim.

Webster

And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; towards the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

World English Bible

The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces are one towards another -- towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs.

Interlinear

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

כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

on high
מעל 
Ma`al 
Usage: 140

שׂכך סכך 
Cakak 
Usage: 23

the mercy seat
כּפּרת 
Kapporeth 
Usage: 27

with their wings
כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

and their faces
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

to another
אח 
'ach 
Usage: 629

כּפּרת 
Kapporeth 
Usage: 27

shall the faces
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of the cherubims
כּרוּב 
K@ruwb 
Usage: 91

Context Readings

Instructions For Making The Ark Of The Covenant

19 and set the one cherub on the one end and the other on the other end of the mercy seat: so see that thou make them on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch their wings abroad over on high, and cover the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another: even to the mercy seat ward, shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark, and in the ark thou shalt put the witness which I will give thee.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:7

For the Cherubs stretched out their wings over the Ark, and covered both it and also the staves thereof on high upon it.

1 Chronicles 28:18

And for the altar of cense of tried gold by weight. And the similitude of the seat of the Cherubs that stretched out their wings and covered the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD.

Hebrews 9:5

Over the ark were the cherubims of glory shadowing the seat of grace. Of which things, we will not now speak particularly.

Genesis 28:12

And he dreamed: and behold there stood a ladder upon the earth, and the top of it reached up to heaven. And see, the angels of God went up and down upon it.

Exodus 25:18

And make two cherubims of thick gold on the two ends of the mercy seat;

2 Chronicles 3:10

And he made in the house most holy two Cherubs of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

Isaiah 6:1-5

In the same year that king Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting upon a high and glorious seat, and his train filled the temple.

Ezekiel 1:20

Whithersoever the spirit went, thither went they also, and the wheels were lift up, and followed them: for the spirit of life was in the wheels.

Ezekiel 28:14

Thou art a fair Cherub, stretched wide out for to cover. I have set thee upon the holy mount of God, there hast thou been, and walked among the fair glistering stones.

Matthew 24:31

And he shall send his angels with the great voice of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, and from the one end of the world to the other.

John 1:51

And he said unto him, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending, and descending over the son of man."

1 Corinthians 4:9

Me thinketh that God hath set forth us, which are apostles, for the lowest of all: as it were, men appointed to death. For we are a gazingstock unto the world, and to the angels, and to men.

1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, for the angels' sakes.

Ephesians 3:10

to the intent that now, unto the rulers and powers in heaven, might be known by the congregation the manifold wisdom of God,

Colossians 2:10

and ye are complete in him, which is the head of all rule and power.

Hebrews 1:14

Are they not all spirits to do service, sent for to minister for their sakes, which shall be heirs of salvation?

1 Peter 1:12

Unto which prophets it was declared, that not unto themselves, but unto us, they should minister the things which are now showed unto you, of them which, by the holy ghost sent down from heaven, have preached unto you the things which the angels desire to behold.

1 Peter 3:22

which is our righthand of God, and is gone into heaven: angels, power, and might subdued unto him.

Revelation 5:11-12

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels about the throne, and about the beasts and the elders, and I heard thousand thousands,

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