King James Version
1 Kings 6:26 in the King James Version says “The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.”
1 Kings 6:26 · KJV
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.
And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size.
The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, 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. they: or, the cherubims stretched forth their wings
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cubits”
H520properly, a mother (i.e., unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e., a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“and so was it of the other”
H8145properly, double, i.e., second; also adverbially, again
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