Exodus 37:8

What does Exodus 37:8 mean?

Q: What does Exodus 37:8 mean?

Exodus 37:8 reads, “one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.” Read it in seven English translations with cross-references and historical context on Devine Scripture.

A plain-English look at Exodus 37:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat made he the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Placing one at one end and one at the other; the winged ones were part of the cover.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

one cherub at the end on this <FI>side<Fi> , and one cherub at the end on that, out of the mercy-seat he hath made the cherubs, at its two ends;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

One cherub in the top of one side, and the other cherub in the top of the other side: two cherubims at the two ends of the propitiatory,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.

Context

v.7And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

v.8This passage

v.9And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat were the faces of the cherubim.

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