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Exodus 25

Ex. 25:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And thou shalt make
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
cherubims
kruwb (Hebrew #3742)
a cherub or imaginary figure
KJV usage: cherub, (plural) cherubims.
Pronounce: ker-oob'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
of gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
, of beaten work
miqshah (Hebrew #4749)
rounded work, i.e. moulded by hammering (repousse)
KJV usage: beaten (out of one piece, work), upright, whole piece.
Pronounce: mik-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 4748
shalt thou make
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
them, in the two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
ends
qatsah (Hebrew #7098)
a termination (used like 7097)
KJV usage: coast, corner, (selv-)edge, lowest, (uttermost) participle
Pronounce: kaw-tsaw'
Origin: feminine of 7097
of the mercy seat
kapporeth (Hebrew #3727)
a lid (used only of the cover of the sacred Ark)
KJV usage: mercy seat.
Pronounce: kap-po'-reth
Origin: from 3722
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Beaten-Work,
Gold,
Mercy Seat

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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two cherubims of gold.
Ex. 37:7‑9• 7And he made two cherubim of gold; of beaten work did he make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat;
 8one cherub at the end of one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat he made the two cherubim at the two ends thereof.
 9And the cherubim spread out their wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat; and their faces were opposite to one another: the faces of the cherubim were turned toward the mercy-seat. (Ex. 37:7‑9)
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Gen. 3:24• 24And he drove out Man; and he set the Cherubim, and the flame of the flashing sword, toward the east of the garden of Eden, to guard the way to the tree of life. (Gen. 3:24)
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1 Sam. 4:4• 4So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth between the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there by the ark of the covenant of God. (1 Sam. 4:4)
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1 Kings 6:23‑28• 23And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;
 24and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;
 25and the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one form.
 26The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so of the other cherub.
 27And he set the cherubim in the midst of the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched, wing to wing, in the midst of the house.
 28And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. (1 Kings 6:23‑28)
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1 Kings 8:6‑7• 6And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim;
 7for the cherubim stretched forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and its staves above. (1 Kings 8:6‑7)
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1 Chron. 28:18• 18and for the altar of incense, refined gold by weight; and the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim of gold, which spread out their wings and cover the ark of the covenant of Jehovah. (1 Chron. 28:18)
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Ezek. 10:2,20• 2And he spoke unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Come in between the wheels, under the cherub, and fill the hollow of thy hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight.
 20This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim. (Ezek. 10:2,20)
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Ezek. 41:18‑19• 18And it was made with cherubim and palm-trees, and a palm-tree was between cherub and cherub; and the cherub had two faces:
 19the face of a man was toward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm-tree on the other side: so was it made upon all the house round about. (Ezek. 41:18‑19)
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Heb. 9:5• 5and above over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; concerning which it is not now the time to speak in detail. (Heb. 9:5)
• The cherubim, throughout the Old Testament, wherever they act, are connected with the judicial power of God, or are the executors of the will of that power. (“Exodus 24-25” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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