Exodus 25:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be.”
Exodus 25:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 25:2018 words
וְהָיוּwəhāyûAnd exist
הַכְּרֻבִיםhakəruvîmThe cherub
פֹּרְשֵׂיpōrəśêBreak
כְנָפַיִםḵənāp̄ayimEdge
לְמַעְלָהləmaʿəlāhTo upper part
סֹכְכִיםsōḵəḵîmEntwine
בְּכַנְפֵיהֶםbəḵanəp̄êhemIn edge
עַלʿalAbove
הַכַּפֹּרֶתhakapōretThe lid
וּפְנֵיהֶםûp̄ənêhemAnd face
אִישׁʾîšMan
אֶלʾelNear
אָחִיוʾāḥîwBrother
אֶלʾelNear
הַכַּפֹּרֶתhakapōretThe lid
יִהְיוּyihəyûExist
פְּנֵיpənêFace
הַכְּרֻבִיםhakəruvîmThe cherub
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