6:23 In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubs of olive wood; each stood 15 feet 1 high. 6:24 Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet. 2 6:25 The second cherub also had a wingspan of 15 feet; it was identical to the first in measurements and shape. 3 6:26 Each cherub stood 15 feet high. 4
1 tn Heb “ten cubits” (a cubit was a unit of measure roughly equivalent to 18 inches or 45 cm).
2 tn 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.”
3 tn Heb “and the second cherub was ten cubits, the two cherubs had one measurement and one shape.”
4 tn Heb “the height of the first cherub was ten cubits; and so was the second cherub.”