Exodus

Exodus 25:17–20

¹⁷And you are to construct a mercy seat^d of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.^e ¹⁸Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, ¹⁹one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. ²⁰And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Footnotes

d 25:17 Or an atonement cover; here and throughout Exodus
e 25:17 The mercy seat was approximately 3.75 feet long and 2.25 feet wide (114.3 centimeters long and 68.6 centimeters wide).

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Exodus 25:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you are to construct	וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a mercy seat	כַפֹּ֖רֶת	ḵap·pō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3727 propitiatory
of pure	טָה֑וֹר	ṭā·hō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
two	אַמָּתַ֤יִם	’am·mā·ṯa·yim	Noun - fd	H520 ell, cubit
and a half cubits	וָחֵ֙צִי֙	wā·ḥê·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2677 half
long	אָרְכָּ֔הּ	’ā·rə·kāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H753 length
and a cubit	וְאַמָּ֥ה	wə·’am·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H520 ell, cubit
and a half	וָחֵ֖צִי	wā·ḥê·ṣî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2677 half
wide	רָחְבָּֽהּ׃	rā·ḥə·bāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7341 breadth, width

Exodus 25:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
two	שְׁנַ֥יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
cherubim	כְּרֻבִ֖ים	kə·ru·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
of hammered	מִקְשָׁה֙	miq·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4749 hammered work
gold	זָהָ֑ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
ends	קְצ֥וֹת	qə·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H7098 end
of the mercy seat	הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃	hak·kap·pō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3727 propitiatory

Exodus 25:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
one	אֶחָ֤ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
cherub	כְּר֨וּב	kə·rūḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3742 cherub
on one	מִזֶּ֔ה	miz·zeh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
end	מִקָּצָה֙	miq·qā·ṣāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H7098 end
and one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
on the other	מִקָּצָ֖ה	miq·qā·ṣāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H7098 end
made	תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ	ta·‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6213 do, make

Exodus 25:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the cherubim	הַכְּרֻבִים֩	hak·kə·ru·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3742 cherub
are to have	וְהָי֣וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
wings	כְנָפַ֜יִם	ḵə·nā·p̄a·yim	Noun - fd	H3671 wing, extremity
that spread	פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י	pō·rə·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6566 spread out, spread
upward	לְמַ֗עְלָה	lə·ma‘·lāh	Preposition-l; Adverb; third person feminine singular	H4605 higher part
overshadowing	סֹכְכִ֤ים	sō·ḵə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5526 overshadow, screen, cover
the mercy seat	הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת	hak·kap·pō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3727 propitiatory
are to face	וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·p̄ə·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
each	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
other	אָחִ֑יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
looking	יִהְי֖וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toward	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the mercy seat	הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת	hak·kap·pō·reṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3727 propitiatory

Cross-references

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Exodus 25:17 Exodus 37:6 · Hebrews 9:5 · Romans 3:25 · Hebrews 4:16 · 1 Chronicles 28:11 · Leviticus 16:12–15 · Exodus 40:20

Exodus 25:18 Ezekiel 10:20 · Hebrews 9:5 · Ezekiel 10:2 · 1 Kings 8:6–7 · 1 Chronicles 28:18

Exodus 25:20 1 Chronicles 28:18 · 1 Kings 8:7 · Hebrews 9:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.