"And he set the cherubim in the innermost part of the house; and the wings of the cherubim were spread out so that a wing of one was touching the one wall and a wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall; their other wings were touching each other in the middle of the house." — The *placement*: *va-yiten et-ha-keruv be-tokhakh bayit kodesh kodashim* (he set the cherubim in the inner sanctuary). Their *wings touch the walls and each other*: *kanaph ha-kerub echad noge'a be-kir echad u-kanaph ha-kerub ha-sheni noge'a be-kir ha-sheni...ve-knafeyhen bi-tokhakh ha-bayit noguot* (one wing of each touches the wall, and their other wings touch in the middle). The *configuration* creates a *protective arch* over the *ark*, their *wings forming a canopy* (*kapporet*, the mercy seat, the covering of the ark where the divine presence is localized).

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