1 Kings 6:23–26
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6:23In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet40 high. 6:24Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.416:25The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape.426:26Each cherub stood 15 feet high.43
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- 40 Heb “ten cubits” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).
- 41 Heb “The first wing of the [one] cherub was five cubits, and the second wing of the cherub was five cubits, ten cubits from the tips of his wings to the tips of his wings.”
- 42 Heb “and the second cherub was ten cubits, the two cherubs had one measurement and one shape.”
- 43 Heb “the height of the first cherub was ten cubits; and so was the second cherub.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olivewood, each ten cubits high. Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. The other cherub also measured ten cubits; both cherubim had the same measure and the same form. The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was that of the other cherub.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
For the inner sanctuary he made a pair of cherubim out of olive wood, each ten cubits high. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits—ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip. The second cherub also measured ten cubits, for the two cherubim were identical in size and shape. The height of each cherub was ten cubits.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim 15 feet high out of olive wood. One wing of the first cherub was 7½ feet long, and the other wing was 7½ feet long. The wingspan was 15 feet from tip to tip. The second cherub also was 15 feet; both cherubim had the same size and shape. The first cherub’s height was 15 feet and so was the second cherub’s.
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NLTNew Living Translation
He made two cherubim of wild olive wood, each 15 feet tall, and placed them in the inner sanctuary. The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7½ feet long. The two cherubim were identical in shape and size; each was 15 feet tall.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He made two cherubim of olive wood for the inner sanctuary, ten cubits high. Five cubits was the first wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub; ten cubits from the tip of his one wing up to the tip of his other wing. The second cherub was ten cubits according to the same measurement, and there was one shape for the two cherubim. The height of the first cherub was ten cubits and so was the second cherub.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 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. And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
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