King James Version

Exodus 25:18

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

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וְעָשִׂ֛יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…שְׁנַ֥יִםshenayimtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.כְּרֻבִ֖יםkeruvimcherubכְּרוּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.מִקְשָׁה֙miqshahbeatenמִקְשָׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “beaten”, the ordinary formH4749rounded work, i.e. moulded by hammering (repousse)beaten (out of one piece, work), upright, whole piece.תַּעֲשֶׂ֣הtaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֹתָ֔םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִשְּׁנֵ֖יmishnefrom twoשְׁנַיִםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “from two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.קְצ֥וֹתqetsotcoastקָצָהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleהַכַּפֹּֽרֶתhakaporetthe mercy seatכַּפֹּרֶתdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the mercy seat”, the ordinary formH3727a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)mercy seat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast made two cherubs of gold, beaten work dost thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;

World English Bible

You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt make also two cherubims of beaten gold, on the two sides of the oracle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make two cherubs graven in gold, and thou shalt put them on both sides of the propitiatory.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις δύο χερουβὶμ χρυσοτορευτὰ, καὶ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτὰ ἐξ ἀμφοτέρων τῶν κλιτῶν τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου.