Verse 9

The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces were turned toward one another, looking toward the mercy seat.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kjerubene hadde utstrakte vinger som løftet seg oppover, de dekket soningslokket med vingene, ansiktene vendte mot hverandre, og de så mot lokket.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kjerubene spredte ut vingene sine oppover og dekket soningslokket med vingene sine, ansikt til ansikt, mot soningslokket var ansiktene deres vendt.

• Norsk King James

  Og kjerubene brettet ut vingene sine høyt over tilgivelsesstedet og dekket den, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre; kjerubene hadde også ansiktene vendt mot tilgivelsesstedet.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjerubene strakte vingene sine oppover, og dekket soningens lokk med vingene sine; ansiktene deres vendte mot hverandre, og kjerubenes ansikter var vendt mot soningens lokk.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kjerubene strakte vingene oppover, dekket lokket med vingene, og ansiktene deres vendte mot hverandre. Kjerubenes ansikter vendte mot lokket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kjerubene spredte ut vingene høyt ovenfor og dekket nådestolen med vingene, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre; kjerubene så mot nådestolen.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kerubene bredte ut sine vinger høyt og dekket forsoningslokken med dem, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre, slik at deres blikk vendte mot forsoningslokken.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Kjerubene spredte ut vingene høyt ovenfor og dekket nådestolen med vingene, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre; kjerubene så mot nådestolen.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kjerubene hadde vingene utstrakt oppover, slik at de dekket soningslokket, og vendt mot hverandre, med ansiktene mot lokket.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  9.37: Kjerubene bredte ut vingene oppover, slik at de dekket soningslokket med vingene, og ansiktene var vendt mot hverandre, rettet mot soningslokket. Sela.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Cherubim udbredte (deres) Vinger ovenover, og skjulte over Naadestolen med deres Vinger; og deres Ansigter vare den enes mod den andens, Cherubims Ansigter vare mod Naadestolen.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kjerubene spredte ut sine vinger oppover og dekket soningslokket med vingene sine, mens ansiktene vendte mot hverandre; kjerubenes ansikter var vendt mot soningslokket.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And the cherubim spread out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; facing the mercy seat were the faces of the cherubim.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kjerubene spredte sine vinger oppover, og dekket nådestolen med vingene sine, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre. Kjerubenes ansikter var vendt mot nådestolen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kjerubene bredte ut sine vinger oppover, dekket nådestolen med vingene sine, og ansiktene vendte mot hverandre; mot nådestolen vendte kjerubenes ansikter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kjerubene bredte sine vinger oppover, så de dekket nådestolen med vingene, og deres ansikter vendte mot hverandre; deres ansikter vendte mot nådestolen.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og vingene deres var strakt ut over lokket; ansiktene til de bevingede vesenene var vendt mot hverandre og vendt mot lokket.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the cherubyns spredde out their wynges aboue an hye, and couered the mercyseate therewith, And their faces were one to another: euen to the mercyseate warde, were the faces of the cherubins.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the Cherubyns spredde out their wynges aboue an hye, and couered ye Mercyseate ther with: and their faces stode one ouer agaynst the other, and loked vnto the Mercyseate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Cherubims spread out their wings on hie, & couered the Merciseat with their wings, & their faces were one towards another: towarde the Merciseat were the faces of the Cherubims.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Cherubims spread out theyr wynges aboue on hye, & couered ye mercy seate therwith: And their faces were one to another, euen to the mercy seate warde were the faces of ye Cherubims.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the cherubims spread out [their] wings on high, [and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; [even] to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the cherubs are spreading out wings on high, covering over the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces `are' one towards another; towards the mercy-seat have the faces of the cherubs been.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And their wings were stretched out over the cover; the faces of the winged ones were opposite one another and facing the cover.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The cherubim spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The cherubim were spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 3:24 : 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden He placed cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
• Gen 28:12 : 12 And he dreamed; behold, there was a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were ascending and descending on it.
• Exod 25:20 : 20 The cherubim shall have their wings outstretched upward, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings. Their faces shall be toward each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
• Isa 6:2 : 2 Above Him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.
• Ezek 10:1-9 : 1 I looked, and I saw above the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim something like a sapphire stone, resembling the appearance of a throne, appearing over them. 2 And He said to the man clothed in linen, 'Go in among the wheels beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.' And he went in as I watched. 3 The cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple when the man entered, and the cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of the Lord rose up from above the cherub and moved to the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the Lord's glory. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks. 6 When He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, 'Take fire from within the wheels, from among the cherubim,' the man went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand to the fire that was among them, took some, and put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who took it and went out. 8 Under the wings of the cherubim could be seen something like the form of a human hand. 9 I looked, and I saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. The appearance of the wheels was like the gleam of a beryl stone. 10 All four wheels looked alike in their appearance, resembling a wheel within a wheel. 11 When they moved, they went in any of the four directions without turning as they went. They followed the direction the head faced and did not turn as they moved. 12 Their entire bodies, backs, hands, wings, and the wheels were completely covered with eyes all around—the wheels belonged to all four of them. 13 I heard the wheels being called 'whirling wheels' in my hearing. 14 Each cherub had four faces: one was the face of a cherub, the second the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 15 The cherubim rose upward; they were the living beings I had seen by the Kebar River. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels would go beside them, and when the cherubim lifted their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not turn away but stayed close to them. 17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels stood still, and when they rose, the wheels rose with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in them. 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from over the threshold of the temple and stopped above the cherubim. 19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose from the ground, with the wheels beside them. They stopped at the entrance to the eastern gate of the LORD's house, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them. 20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the Kebar River, and I realized that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces and four wings, and under their wings was what looked like human hands. 22 Their faces looked like those I had seen by the Kebar River. Each one moved straight ahead, in the direction of its face.
• John 1:51 : 51 Then He said, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.'
• 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this transformation comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Eph 3:10 : 10 so that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places,
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,
• 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And undeniably, great is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, justified by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, and taken up in glory.
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are not all angels ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the gospel to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things even angels long to look into.