Exodus 25:19

one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God directs Moses on Mount Sinai to complete the construction of the ark's cover. The instruction occurs within the broader blueprint for the mercy seat and its surrounding furnishings.

The words — כְּרוּב (keruv) = cherub and אֶחָד (echad) = one. The Hebrew syntax places a single cherub at each extremity of the gold cover.

The thread — This verse functions as the middle clause of the mercy seat blueprint, linking the command to fashion the cover in Exodus 25:17 with the cherubim placement in Exodus 25:18 and their wing posture in Exodus 25:20.

Why it lands — The text requires the artisan to form each cherub directly from the same solid gold as the seat itself, leaving no room for separate casting or attachment.

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The Hebrew words

וַ֠עֲשֵׂהVa./'a.sehand/ make כְּר֨וּבke.Ruva cherub אֶחָ֤ד'e.Chadone מִקָּצָה֙mi./ka.Tzahfrom/ an end מִזֶּ֔הmi./Zehfrom/ this וּכְרוּב־u./khe.ruv-and/ a cherub אֶחָ֥ד'e.Chadone מִקָּצָ֖הmi./ka.Tzahfrom/ an end מִזֶּ֑הmi./Zehfrom/ this מִן־min-from הַכַּפֹּ֛רֶתha./ka.Po.retthe/ atonement cover תַּעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.Suyou will make אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha./ke.ru.Vimthe/ cherubim עַל־'al-on שְׁנֵ֥יshe.Nei[the] two קְצוֹתָֽיו׃ke.tzo.Ta/vends/ its

King James Version

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.