Exodus 37:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he made two cherubim of gold, made of hammered work, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֥י כְרֻבִ֖ים זָהָ֑ב מִקְשָׁה֙ עָשָׂ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם מִשְּׁנֵ֖י קְצ֥וֹת הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿaś two šənê kərubîm zāhāb miqšâ ʿāśâ ʾōtām from two miššənê qəṣôt the hakappōret

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
• *šənê*: cardinal number, masculine dual construct - two of
• *kərubîm*: common noun, masculine plural - cherubim
• *zāhāb*: common noun, masculine singular - gold
• *miqšâ*: common noun, feminine singular - hammered work
• *ʿāśâ*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he made
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *miššənê*: preposition + cardinal number, masculine dual construct - from two of
• *qəṣôt*: common noun, masculine plural construct - ends of
• *hakappōret*: article + common noun, feminine singular - the mercy seat

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś*: made/constructed/fashioned
• *kərubîm*: cherubim/angelic beings/winged creatures
• *zāhāb*: gold
• *miqšâ*: hammered work/beaten work/of one piece
• *qəṣôt*: ends/extremities/edges

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He made two cherubim of gold; they were hammered out of one piece at the two ends of the mercy seat.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and made two cherubyns of thicke golde apon the two endes off the mercyseate:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & made two Cherubyns of fyne beaten golde vpon the two endes of the Mercyseate:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he made two Cherubims of gold, vpo the two endes of the Merciseate: euen of worke beaten with the hammer made he them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he made two Cherubims of thicke gold, vpo the two endes of ye mercy seat.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he maketh two cherubs of gold, of beaten work he hath made them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made two winged ones, hammered out of one bit of gold, for the two ends of the cover;

• World English Bible (2000)

  He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work, at the two ends of the mercy seat;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 6:23-29 : 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. 29 And he carved all the walls of the house around with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, inside and outside.
• Ps 80:1 : 1 Listen, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock; you who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth.
• Ps 104:4 : 4 Who makes His angels spirits; His ministers a flaming fire:
• Ezek 10:2 : 2 And he spoke to the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in, in my sight.