Exodus 37:7

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

5and put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark. 6He made an atonement lid of pure gold; its length was three feet nine inches, and its width was two feet three inches. He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid, 8one cherub on one end and one cherub on the other end. He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends. 9The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Exodus 37:7 word by word

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֥י כְרֻבִ֖ים זָהָ֑ב מִקְשָׁה֙ עָשָׂ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• cherubimsכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• beaten out of one pieceמִקְשָׁהmiqshâh · hammered workH4749
• endsקָצָהqâtsâh · endH7098
• of the mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתkappôreth · mercy seatH3727

Cross-references for Exodus 37:7

• 1 Kings 6:23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet high.
• Psalms 80:1O shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep! You who sit enthroned above the winged angels, reveal your splendor!
• Psalms 104:4He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant.
• Ezekiel 10:2The Lord said to the man dressed in linen, “Go between the wheelwork underneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” He went as I watched.

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

Topics related to Exodus 37:7

• 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