Exodus 25 · Verse 19

Exodus 25:19

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exodus 25:19, King James Version

Exodus 25:19 in other translations

BSBone cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
WEBMake one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.
ASVAnd make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
YLTand make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends.
DARBYAnd make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
BBEOne at one end and one at the other; the winged ones are to be part of the cover.
WebsterAnd make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on its two ends.

What does Exodus 25:19 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 25:10-22

The ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will. This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense burned, before it…

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Exodus 25:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa.'a.sehand makeH6213
כְּר֨וּבke.Ruva cherubH3742
אֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadoneH259
מִקָּצָה֙mi.ka.Tzahfrom an endH7098
מִזֶּ֔הmi.Zehfrom thisH2088
וּכְרוּב\־u.khe.ruv-and a cherubH3742
אֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadoneH259
מִקָּצָ֖הmi.ka.Tzahfrom an endH7098
מִזֶּ֑הmi.Zehfrom thisH2088
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha.ka.Po.retthe atonement coverH3727
תַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.Suyou will makeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
קְצוֹתָֽיו\׃ke.tzo.Tavends itsH7098

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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Context

  • Exodus 25:18

    And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

  • Exodus 25:19

    And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

  • Exodus 25:20

    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.

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Exodus 25:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Harás, pues, un querubín al extremo de un lado, y un querubín al otro extremo del lado opuesto: de la calidad de la cubierta harás los querubines en sus dos extremidades.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Fais un chérubin au bout de deçà, et un chérubin au bout de delà: vous ferez les chérubins tirés du propitiatoire, à ses deux bouts.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und mache einen Cherub an dem Ende der einen Seite und einen Cherub an dem Ende der anderen Seite; aus dem Deckel sollt ihr die Cherubim machen an seinen beiden Enden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cherub unus sit in latere uno, et alter in altero.