Exodus 25:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְהָי֣וּh1961
17And the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃h3742
2shall stretchפֹּֽרְשֵׂ֨יh6566
6forth their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙h3671
4on highלְמַ֗עְלָהh4605
5coveringסֹֽכְכִ֤יםh5526
6forth their wingsבְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙h3671
7עַלh5921
14the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתh3727
16and their facesפְּנֵ֥יh6440
10shall look oneאִ֣ישׁh376
11אֶלh413
12to anotherאָחִ֑יוh251
13אֶלh413
14the mercy seatהַכַּפֹּ֔רֶתh3727
15יִֽהְי֖וּh1961
16and their facesפְּנֵ֥יh6440
17And the cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃h3742

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the cherubim 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 cherubim be.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; towards the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

World English Bible (WEB)

The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

`And the cherubs have been spreading out wings on high, covering the mercy-seat over with their wings, and their faces `are' one towards another -- towards the mercy-seat are the faces of the cherubs.