Exodus 25:19
in Exodus 25one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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This verse in Exodus 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis propitiatory covering, as it might well be translated, was a type of Christ, the great propitiation, whose satisfaction fully answers the demands of the law, covers our transgressions, and comes between us and the curse we deserve. Thus he is the end of the law for righteousness.
This site's exposition
And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold
on Exodus 25:17-19
The mercy seat occurs here for the first time in Scripture. The Septuagint renders it hilasterion, the word Romans 3:25 uses of Christ presented as a propitiation through faith in his blood. It is solid gold with no wood beneath, and the cherubim are hammered from the same piece.
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And these holy places made with hands were the figures of the true, Heb. ix, 24. The gospel-church is the true tabernacle which the Lord pitched, and not man, Heb. viii, 2. The body of Christ, in and by which he made atonement, was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, Heb. ix, 11.
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And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end,....
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַ֠עֲשֵׂה | vaaseh | and make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כְּר֨וּב | keruv | a cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֶחָ֤ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִקָּצָה֙ | mikatzah | from an end | H7098 → | 35 times |
| מִזֶּ֔ה | mizeh | from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וּכְרוּב־ | ukheruv- | and a cherub | H3742 → | 91 times |
| אֶחָ֥ד | ʾechad | one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִקָּצָ֖ה | mikatzah | from an end | H7098 → | 35 times |
| מִזֶּ֑ה | mizeh | from this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶת | hakaporet | the atonement cover | H3727 → | 27 times |
| תַּעֲשׂ֥וּ | taasu | you will make | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכְּרֻבִ֖ים | hakeruvim | the cherubim | H3742 → | 91 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| שְׁנֵ֥י | shenei | [the] two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| קְצוֹתָֽיו׃ | ketzotav | ends its | H7098 → | 35 times |
וַ֠עֲשֵׂהand make
vaasehH6213 →2628 times
כְּר֨וּבa cherub
keruvH3742 →91 times
אֶחָ֤דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מִקָּצָה֙from an end
mikatzahH7098 →35 times
מִזֶּ֔הfrom this
mizehH2088 →1180 times
וּכְרוּב־and a cherub
ukheruv-H3742 →91 times
אֶחָ֥דone
ʾechadH259 →971 times
מִקָּצָ֖הfrom an end
mikatzahH7098 →35 times
מִזֶּ֑הfrom this
mizehH2088 →1180 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתthe atonement cover
hakaporetH3727 →27 times
תַּעֲשׂ֥וּyou will make
taasuH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכְּרֻבִ֖יםthe cherubim
hakeruvimH3742 →91 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
שְׁנֵ֥י[the] two
sheneiH8147 →768 times
קְצוֹתָֽיו׃ends its
ketzotavH7098 →35 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Sir Robert Anderson, Types in Hebrews.