2 Chronicles 3:13
The wings of these cherubim spread out twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
The wings of these cherubim were spread out twenty cubits in total. They stood on their feet, and their faces were turned inward toward the house.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
The wings{H3671} of these cherubim{H3742} spread themselves forth{H6566} twenty{H6242} cubits:{H520} and they stood{H5975} on their feet,{H7272} and their faces{H6440} were toward{H1004} the house.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
The wings{H3671} of these cherubims{H3742} spread themselves forth{H6566}{(H8802)} twenty{H6242} cubits{H520}: and they stood{H5975}{(H8802)} on their feet{H7272}, and their faces{H6440} were inward{H1004}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that these wynges of the Cherubins were spred out twentye cubites wyde. And they stode vpo their fete, and their face was turned to the house warde.
Geneva Bible (1560)
The wings of these Cherubims were spread abroade twentie cubites: they stoode on their feete, and their faces were toward the house.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
So that the wynges of the sayde Cherubs were stretched out twentie cubites: and they stoode on their feete, and loked inwardes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces [were] inward.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
The wings of these cherubs are spreading forth twenty cubits, and they are standing on their feet and their faces `are' inward.
American Standard Version (1901)
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
American Standard Version (1901)
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; they were placed upright on their feet, facing the inner part of the house.
World English Bible (2000)
The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were toward the house.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet. They stood upright, facing inward.
Referenced Verses
- Exod 25:20 : 20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
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- 2 Chr 3:10-123 verses91%
10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
11 And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: one wing of one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.
12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was also five cubits, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
- 1 Kgs 6:23-286 verses86%
23 And inside the oracle he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.
24 And five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the far end of one wing to the far end of the other were ten cubits.
25 And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same measure and size.
26 The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub.
27 And he set the cherubim inside the inner house; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched each other in the middle of the house.
28 And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
- Exod 25:18-203 verses85%
18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat.
19 Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; from the mercy seat you shall make the cherubim on its two ends.
20 And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look toward one another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
- Exod 37:7-93 verses83%
7 And he made two cherubim of gold, made of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
8 One cherub on one end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.
9 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.
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11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of each were joined to one another, and two covered their bodies.
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14 And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and worked cherubim on it.
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3 Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, as the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
- Ezek 1:22-232 verses78%
22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the color of an awesome crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
23 And under the firmament were their wings straight, one toward the other: each one had two, which covered on this side, and each one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.
- 1 Kgs 8:6-72 verses77%
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
- Ezek 1:8-92 verses77%
8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and the four of them had their faces and their wings.
9 Their wings were joined to one another; they turned not when they went; they each went straight forward.
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22 Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
- Ezek 10:14-218 verses77%
14 And each one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, the second was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
15 And the cherubim were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.
16 And when the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them: and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to rise from the earth, the same wheels also did not turn from beside them.
17 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
19 And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and rose from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels were also beside them, and everyone stood at the entrance of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.
20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubim.
21 Each one had four faces, and each one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
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5 And the sound of the cherubim's wings was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
- 2 Chr 5:7-82 verses76%
7 And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.
8 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its poles above.
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2 Above it stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
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18 And it was made with cherubim and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces;
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6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.
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8 And there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings.
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7 He also overlaid the house, the beams, the posts, the walls, and the doors, with gold; and engraved cherubim on the walls.
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20 From the ground up to above the door were cherubim and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple.
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25 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.
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3 Opposite the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and opposite the pavement for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories.
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10 And between the chambers was a width of twenty cubits all around the house on every side.
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3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits.
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4 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was one hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
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3 And the porch in front of the temple of the house was twenty cubits long, according to the width of the house, and ten cubits wide in front of the house.
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1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the sky above the head of the cherubim there appeared over them what looked like a sapphire stone, resembling a throne.
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11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.