New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 25:16-22

16You shall 1putH5414 into the arkH727 the testimonyH5715 whichH834 I shall giveH5414 you.

17“You shall 2makeH6213 a 3mercyH3727 seatH3727 of pureH2889 goldH2091, two and a halfH2677 4cubitsH520 5longH753 and one and a halfH2677 cubitsH520 6wideH7341. 18You shall makeH6213 twoH8147 cherubimH3742 of goldH2091, makeH6213 them of hammeredH4749 workH4749 7at the twoH8147 endsH7098 of the mercyH3727 seatH3727. 19MakeH6213 oneH259 cherubH3742 8at oneH2088 endH7098 and oneH259 cherubH3742 9at the otherH259 endH7098; you shall makeH6213 the cherubimH3742 of one piece with the mercyH3727 seatH3727 at its twoH8147 endsH7098. 20 10The cherubimH3742 shall haveH1961 their wingsH3671 spreadH6566 upwardH4605, coveringH5526 the mercyH3727 seatH3727 with their wingsH3671 and 11facingH6440 H413 oneH376 anotherH251; the facesH6440 of the cherubimH3742 are to be turned towardH413 the mercyH3727 seatH3727. 21 12You shall putH5414 the mercyH3727 seatH3727 13on topH4605 of the arkH727, and 14in the arkH727 you shall putH5414 the testimonyH5715 whichH834 I will giveH5414 to you. 22 15ThereH8033 I will meetH3259 with you; and from aboveH5921 the mercyH3727 seatH3727, from 16betweenH996 the twoH8147 cherubimH3742 whichH834 are upon the arkH727 of the testimonyH5715, I will speakH1696 to you about allH3605 that I will giveH6680 you in commandmentH6680 for the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.

Notes

1. Exodus 25:16 Ex 40:20; Deut 10:2; 31:26; 1 Kin 8:9; Heb 9:4 ↩
2. Exodus 25:17 Ex 37:6 ↩
3. Exodus 25:17 Lit propitiatory, and so through v 22 ↩
4. Exodus 25:17 I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in. ↩
5. Exodus 25:17 Lit its length ↩
6. Exodus 25:17 Lit its width ↩
7. Exodus 25:18 Lit from ↩
8. Exodus 25:19 Lit from ↩
9. Exodus 25:19 Lit from ↩
10. Exodus 25:20 1 Kin 8:7; 1 Chr 28:18; Heb 9:5 ↩
11. Exodus 25:20 Lit their faces to ↩
12. Exodus 25:21 Ex 26:34; 40:20 ↩
13. Exodus 25:21 Lit above, upon ↩
14. Exodus 25:21 Ex 25:16 ↩
15. Exodus 25:22 Ex 29:42, 43; 30:6, 36; Lev 16:2; Num 17:4 ↩
16. Exodus 25:22 Num 7:89; 1 Sam 4:4; 2 Sam 6:2; 2 Kin 19:15; Ps 80:1; Is 37:16 ↩