Exodus 25:20
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְהָיוּvehayuand they will beH1961הַכְּרֻבִיםhakeruvimthe cherubimH3742פֹּרְשֵׂיporeseispreading outH6566כְנָפַיִםkhenafayim<of> wingsH3671לְמַעְלָהlema'lah<to> upwards <towards>H4605סֹכְכִיםsokhekhimcoveringH5526בְּכַנְפֵיהֶםbekhanfeihemwith wings theirH3671עַל־'al-overH5921הַכַּפֹּרֶתhakaporetthe atonement coverH3727וּפְנֵיהֶםufeneihemand faces theirH6440אִישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-[will be] toH413אָחִיו'achivbrother itsH251אֶל־'el-toH413הַכַּפֹּרֶתhakaporetthe atonement coverH3727יִהְיוּyihyuthey will beH1961פְּנֵיpenei[the] faces ofH6440הַכְּרֻבִים׃hakeruvimthe cherubimH3742
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- 1 Chronicles 28:18And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.the weight of the refined gold for the altar of incense; and the plans for the chariot of the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
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