Exodus 37:8

Exodus 37:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover.
• English Standard Version (ESV)one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim on its two ends.
• New King James Version (NKJV)one cherub at one end on this side, and the other cherub at the other end on that side. He made the cherubim at the two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

Context of Exodus 37:8

6He used pure gold to make the special lid for the Covenant Box. It was 1 metre long and 75 centimetres wide. 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. One 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. 10Bezalel used acacia wood to make the special table. It was 1 metre long, 50 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.

Exodus 37:8 word by word

כְּרוּב־אֶחָ֤ד מִקָּצָה֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וּכְרוּב־אֶחָ֥ד מִקָּצָ֖ה מִזֶּ֑ה מִן־הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת עָשָׂ֥ה אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִ֖ים מִשְּׁנֵ֥י קְצוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• cherubכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• on the endקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
• on that side: out of the mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתkappôreth · mercy seatH3727
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• on the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• endsקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099

Commentaries on Exodus 37:8

• 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

Topics related to Exodus 37:8

• Cherubim
• Gold
• Mercy-Seat

In the dictionaries

• Ark
• Atonement, Day of
• Cherubim (1)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Pentateuch
• Septuagint
• Tabernacle
• Wanderings of Israel

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