Numbers 7:89
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.
KJV
Cumque ingrederetur Moyses tabernaculum fœderis, ut consuleret oraculum, audiebat vocem loquentis ad se de propitiatorio quod erat super arcam testimonii inter duos cherubim, unde et loquebatur ei.
Vulgate
ἐν τῷ εἰσπορεύεσθαι Μωυσῆν εἰς τὴν σκηνὴν τοῦ μαρτυρίου λαλῆσαι αὐτῷ, καὶ ἤκουσεν τὴν φωνήν Κυρίου λαλοῦντος πρὸς αὐτὸν ἄνωθεν τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου, ὅ ἐστιν ἐπὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ μαρτυρίου ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν δύο χερουβείμ· καὶ ἐλάλει πρὸς αὐτόν.
LXX
And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim: and he spake unto him.
ASV
וּ/בְ/בֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵד֮ לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר אִתּ/וֹ֒ וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֨ע אֶת הַ/קּ֜וֹל מִדַּבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֗י/ו מֵ/עַ֤ל הַ/כַּפֹּ֨רֶת֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל אֲרֹ֣ן הָ/עֵדֻ֔ת מִ/בֵּ֖ין שְׁנֵ֣י הַ/כְּרֻבִ֑ים וַ/יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§433The name of the Saviour God was invoked only once in the year by the high priest in atonement for the sins of Israel, after he had sprinkled the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies with the sacrificial blood. the mercy seat was the place of God's presence.25 When St. Paul speaks of Jesus whom "God put forward as an expiation by his blood", he means that in Christ's humanity "God w…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 6:23 — And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
- 1Pet 1:12 — Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent d
- 1Sam 4:4 — So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were t
- 1Sam 4:4 — So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were t
- Deut 12:5 — But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
- Exod 25:18 — And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
- Exod 25:22 — 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
- Exod 33:9 — And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.
- Heb 4:16 — Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
- Heb 9:5 — And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.
- Lev 1:1 — And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,
- Num 1:1 — And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt,
- Num 12:8 — With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
- Ps 80:1 — Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
- Ps 99:1 — The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.