King James Version
Exodus 37:7 in the King James Version says “And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; on: or, out ...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 37 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; on: or, out of, etc”
Exodus 37:7 · KJV
And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; on: or, out of, etc
One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. on the end: or, out of, etc on the other end: or, out of, etc
And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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