Exodus 25:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 25:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַכְּרֻבִים֩
kᵉrûwb
H3742
cherub
פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י
pâras
H6566
to spread out
כְנָפַ֜יִם
kânâph
H3671
wing
לְמַ֗עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
סֹכְכִ֤ים
çâkak
H5526
to cover
בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙
kânâph
H3671
wing
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת
kappôreth
H3727
mercy seat
וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם
pânîym
H6440
face
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אָחִ֑יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת
kappôreth
H3727
mercy seat
יִהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
פְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַכְּרֻבִֽים
kᵉrûwb
H3742
cherub
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the cherubim shall be spreading out their wings upward, covering over the atonement lid with their wings and their faces each toward his brother. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the atonement lid.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).