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And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

And {G1161} over {G5231} it {G846} the cherubims {G5502} of glory {G1391} shadowing {G2683} the mercyseat {G2435}; of {G4012} which {G3739} we cannot {G3756}{G2076} now {G3568} speak {G3004} particularly {G2596}{G3313}.

and above it were the k’ruvim representing the Sh’khinah, casting their shadow on the lid of the Ark — but now is not the time to discuss these things in detail.

Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

and above it cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which things we cannot now speak severally.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 16:2 (6 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place] within the vail before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.

  • Numbers 7:89 (6 votes)

    And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that [was] upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.

  • Exodus 25:17 (5 votes)

    And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

  • Exodus 25:22 (5 votes)

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which [are] upon the ark of the testimony, of all [things] which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 8:6 (5 votes)

    And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.

  • 1 Kings 8:7 (5 votes)

    For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above.

  • Leviticus 16:13 (4 votes)

    And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that [is] upon the testimony, that he die not: