Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Kjerubene skal ha sine vinger utbredt oppover, idet de dekker soningsplassen med sine vinger, og deres ansikter skal vende mot hverandre. Kjerubenes ansikter skal være vendt mot soningsplassen.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Kjerubene skal strekke ut sine vinger oppover, dekke nådestolen med sine vinger, og deres ansikter skal vende mot hverandre; mot nådestolen skal kjerubenes ansikter være.

• Norsk King James

  Og kerubene skal strekke ut vingene høyt og dekke nådens sete med vingene sine, og ansiktene deres skal se mot hverandre; mot nådens sete skal ansiktene til kerubene være.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Kjerubene skal ha vingene utbredt ovenfra, så de dekker nådestolen med vingene, og ansiktene deres skal være mot hverandre; ansiktene til kjerubene skal vendtes mot nådestolen.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Kjerubene skal ha utstrakte vinger, vendt oppover. Med vingene skal de dekke lokket, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre, og mot lokket.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Kjerubene skal strekke vinger oppover, dekkende nådestolen med sine vinger, og ansiktene deres skal vende mot hverandre; mot nådestolen skal kjeruben ansiktene være.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Kerubene skal strekke ut vingene sine høyt og dekke forsoningsmetten med dem; de skal vende ansiktene mot hverandre, med forsoningsmetten imellom.

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

  Kjerubene skal strekke vinger oppover, dekkende nådestolen med sine vinger, og ansiktene deres skal vende mot hverandre; mot nådestolen skal kjeruben ansiktene være.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Kjerubene skal ha vingene utbredt oppover og dekke nådestolen med wingene, og de skal vende ansiktene mot hverandre; ansiktene til kjerubene skal vende mot nådestolen.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Kjerubene skal ha sine vinger utspent oppover, så de dekker soningslokket med sine vinger, og ansiktene vendt mot hverandre. Kjerubenes ansikter skal vende mot soningslokket.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Cherubim skulle udbrede Vinger ovenover, saa at de skjule over Naadestolen med deres Vinger, og den enes Ansigt skal være mod den anden; mod Naadestolen skulle Cherubims Ansigter være.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Kjerubene skal løfte sine vinger oppover og dekke nådestolen med sine vinger, og ansiktene deres skal vende mot hverandre; kjerubenes ansikter skal vende mot nådestolen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Kjerubene skal bre vingene oppover, dekke nådestolen med vingene, ansikt mot ansikt. Kjerubenens ansikter skal vende mot nådestolen.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Kjerubene skal ha vinger utstrakte oppover, de skal dekke nådestolen med sine vinger, og deres ansikter skal vendes mot hverandre; mot nådestolen skal kjerubenes ansikter vende.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Kjerubene skal løfte sine vinger og dekke nådestolen med dem, med ansiktene vendt mot hverandre; mot nådestolen skal kjerubenes ansikter være vendt.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Deres vinger skal være utstrakt over dekselet, og kjerubene skal vende mot hverandre, vendt mot dekselet.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the cherubyns shall stretch their wynges abrode ouer an hye, ad couer the mercy seate with their wynges, and theyr faces shall loke one to another: eue to the mercyseate warde, shall the faces of the cherubyns be.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the Cherubyns shall sprede out their wynges ouer an hye, yt they maye couer ye Mercyseate wt their wynges: & yt either their faces maye be right ouer one agaynst another, and their faces shal loke vnto the Mercyseate.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Cherubims shall stretche their winges on hie, couering the Mercie seate with their winges, and their faces one to another: to the Mercie seate warde shal the faces of the Cherubims be.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Cherubins shal stretch foorth theyr winges abrode ouer an hye, couering the mercy seate with their winges, and their faces shall loke one to another: euen to the mercy seateward shall the faces of the Cherubins be.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The cherubim are to be spreading their wings upward, overshadowing the atonement lid with their wings, and the cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the atonement lid.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:7 : 7 For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above.
• 1 Chr 28:18 : 18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
• Heb 9:5 : 5 And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat; of which we cannot now speak in detail.
• 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
• 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 Who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.
• Rev 5:11-12 : 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.
• Gen 28:12 : 12 And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
• Exod 25:18 : 18 And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, at the two ends of the mercy seat.
• 2 Chr 3:10 : 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
• Isa 6:1-5 : 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. 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. 3 And one called to another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. 4 And the posts of the door were shaken at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Ezek 1:20 : 20 Wherever the spirit was to go, they went, there was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up beside them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels.
• Ezek 28:14 : 14 You are the anointed cherub who covers; and I have set you so: you were upon the holy mountain of God; you have walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
• Matt 24:31 : 31 And he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
• John 1:51 : 51 And he said to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, Hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
• 1 Cor 4:9 : 9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.
• 1 Cor 11:10 : 10 For this reason the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.
• Eph 3:10 : 10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
• Col 2:10 : 10 And you are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and power:
• Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation?