1 Kings 6:24
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
KJV
Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una, et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera : id est, decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.
Vulgate
οὕτως τῷ χεροὺβ τῷ δευτέρῳ, ἐν μέτρῳ ἑνὶ συντέλεια μία· ἀμφοτέροις συντέλεια μία·
LXX
And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
ASV
וְ/חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת כְּנַ֤ף הַ/כְּרוּב֙ הָֽ/אֶחָ֔ת וְ/חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת כְּנַ֥ף הַ/כְּר֖וּב הַ/שֵּׁנִ֑ית עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת מִ/קְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָ֖י/ו וְ/עַד קְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2130Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant, and the cherubim.69
Cross-references
- Isa 6:2 — Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.