1 Kings 6:27
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And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
In other translations
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.
Hebrew words
וַיִּתֵּןvaiyitenand he putH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַכְּרוּבִיםhakeruvimthe cherubimH3742בְּתוֹךְ׀betokhin [the] middle ofH8432הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004הַפְּנִימִיhapenimi<the> innerH6442וַיִּפְרְשׂוּvaiyifresuand they spread outH6566אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כַּנְפֵיkanfei[the] wings ofH3671הַכְּרֻבִיםhakeruvimthe cherubimH3742וַתִּגַּעvatiga'and it touchedH5060כְּנַף־kenaf-[the] wing ofH3671הָאֶחָדha'echadthe one [cherub]H259בַּקִּירbakir<in> the wallH7023וּכְנַףukhenafand [the] wing ofH3671הַכְּרוּבhakeruvthe cherubH3742הַשֵּׁנִיhasheni<the> secondH8145נֹגַעַתnoga'at[was] touchingH5060בַּקִּירbakir<in> the wallH7023הַשֵּׁנִיhasheni<the> secondH8145וְכַנְפֵיהֶםvekhanfeihemand wings theirH3671אֶל־'el-toH413תּוֹךְtokh[the] middle ofH8432הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004נֹגְעֹתnoge'ot[were] touchingH5060כָּנָףkanafwingH3671אֶל־'el-toH413כָּנָף׃kanafwingH3671
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Related verses
- Exodus 25:20And 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.And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- Exodus 37:9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 5:8For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
- 1 Kings 8:7For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
- 2 Chronicles 3:11And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub.
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