Exodus 25:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ שְׁנַ֥יִם כְּרֻבִ֖ים זָהָ֑ב מִקְשָׁה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃

Transliteration

And ʿāśîtā two kərubîm zāhāb; miqšāh taʿăśeh them from two qəṣôt the kappōret

Grammar Details

• *ʿāśîtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall make
• *kərubîm*: masculine plural noun - cherubim
• *zāhāb*: masculine singular noun - gold
• *miqšāh*: feminine singular noun - hammered work
• *taʿăśeh*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall make
• *qəṣôt*: masculine plural construct - ends of
• *kappōret*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the mercy seat

Word Meanings

• *kərubîm*: cherubim [angelic beings]
• *miqšāh*: hammered work/beaten work

Referenced Verses

• Gen 3:24 : 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
• Exod 37:7-9 : 7 And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; 8 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. 9 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.
• 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
• 1 Kgs 6:23-28 : 23 And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, {H6086} each ten cubits high. 24 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form. 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 27 And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
• 1 Kgs 8:6-7 : 6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto its place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim. 7 For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
• 1 Chr 28:18 : 18 and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim, that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.
• Ezek 10:2 : 2 And he spake unto the man clothed in linen, and said, Go in between the whirling [wheels], even under the cherub, and fill both thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
• Ezek 10:20 : 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
• Ezek 41:18-19 : 18 And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees; and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub, and every cherub had two faces; 19 so that there was the face of a man toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side. [thus was it] made through all the house round about:
• Heb 9:5 : 5 and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot {G3756} now speak {G2596} severally.