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Exodus 25:19

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

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וַ֠עֲשֵׂהvaasehand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a commandH6213to 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…כְּר֨וּבkeruvcherubכְּרוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.אֶחָ֤דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מִקָּצָה֙miqatsahfrom coastקָצָהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from coast”, the ordinary formH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleמִזֶּ֔הmizehfrom the one...the otherזֶהpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “from the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…וּכְרוּבukheruvand cherubכְּרוּבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.אֶחָ֥דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מִקָּצָ֖הmiqatsahfrom coastקָצָהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from coast”, the ordinary formH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participleמִזֶּ֑הmizehfrom the one...the otherזֶהpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “from the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתhakaporetthe 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.תַּעֲשׂ֥וּtaasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).הַכְּרֻבִ֖יםhakruvimthe cherubכְּרוּבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שְׁנֵ֥יshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “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.קְצוֹתָֽיוqetsotayvcoastקָצָהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “coast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7098a terminationcoast, corner, (selv-) edge, lowest, (uttermost) participle

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end: of one piece with the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

and make thou one cherub at the end on this side, and one cherub at the end on that; at the mercy-seat ye do make the cherubs on its two ends.

World English Bible

Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

Darby Translation

And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.

Douay-Rheims

Let one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall be made, one cherub on this side, and another cherub on the other side of the propitiatory; and thou shalt make the two cherubs on the two sides.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποιηθήσονται χεροὺβ εἷς ἐκ τοῦ κλίτους τούτου, καὶ χεροὺβ εἷς ἐκ τοῦ κλίτους τοῦ δευτέρου τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου· καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς δύο χερουβὶμ ἐπὶ τὰ δύο κλίτη.