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Exodus 37:7
7He used gold to make images of two cherubs. He used a hammer to make them the right shape. He made them to stand at the two ends of the lid.
Exodus 37:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
- New International Version (NIV)Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he made two cherubim of gold. He made them of hammered work on the two ends of the mercy seat,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He made two cherubim of beaten gold; he made them of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat:
Context of Exodus 37:7
5He pushed the poles through the rings on the sides of the Covenant Box, to carry it. 6He used pure gold to make the special lid for the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long and 75 centimetres wide. He used gold to make images of two cherubs. He used a hammer to make them the right shape. He made them to stand at the two ends of the lid. 8One cherub stood at one end of the lid and one cherub stood at the other end. He made the two cherubs and the lid from one piece of gold. 9The cherubs looked at each other and they watched over the lid. Their wings touched each other over the top of the lid.
Read all of Exodus 37Exodus 37:7 word by word
וַיַּ֛עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֥י כְרֻבִ֖ים זָהָ֑ב מִקְשָׁה֙ עָשָׂ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 37:7
- 1 Kings 6:23Solomon used olive wood to make models of two cherubs to stand in the Most Holy Place. Each cherub was 4.4 metres tall.
- Psalms 80:1Shepherd of Israel, listen to us! You lead us, Joseph's family, as your sheep. God, you sit on your throne as king, above the cherubs. Show everyone your bright glory!
- Psalms 104:4You use the winds to carry your messages. Flames of fire are your servants.
- Ezekiel 10:2The Lord said to the man who was wearing linen clothes, ‘Go between the wheels that are under the cherubs. Pick up some of the hot coals that are burning among the cherubs. Fill your hands with them. Then throw them everywhere over the city.’ Then the man did this, as I watched him.
Commentaries on Exodus 37:7
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29It says that Bezalel made the ark of the covenant and all the furnishings, as well as the courtyard and its furnishings (37:1, 10, 17, 25; 38:1, 8, 9, 18). But this probably means he was in charge and guided the other craftsmen and seamstresses.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-106-10. made the mercy seat of pure gold--To construct a figure, whether the body of a beast or a man, with two extended wings, measuring from two to three feet from tip to tip, with the hammer, out of a solid piece of gold, was what few, if any, artisans of the present day could accomplish.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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