Exodus 25:19

25:19 Make ¹  one cherub on one end ²  and one cherub on the other end; from the atonement lid ³  you are to make the cherubim on the two ends.

Exodus 26:21

26:21 and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame.

Exodus 26:25

26:25 So there are to be eight frames and their silver bases, sixteen bases, two bases under the first frame, and two bases under the next frame.

Exodus 30:10

30:10 Aaron is to make atonement on its horns once in the year with some of the blood of the sin offering for atonement; ⁴  once in the year ⁵  he is to make atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.” ⁶ 

Exodus 36:10

36:10 He joined ⁷  five of the curtains to one another, and the other ⁸  five curtains he joined to one another.

Exodus 36:26

36:26 and their forty silver bases, two bases under the first frame and two bases under the next ⁹  frame.

Exodus 37:8

37:8 one cherub on one end ¹⁰  and one cherub on the other end. ¹¹  He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends.

¹ tn The text now shifts to use an imperative with the vav (ו) conjunction.

² tn The use of זֶה (zeh) repeated here expresses the reciprocal ideas of “the one” and “the other” (see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 26, §132).

³ sn The angels were to form one piece with the lid and not be separated. This could be translated “of one piece with” the lid, but it is likely the angels were simply fastened to it permanently.

⁴ tn The word “atonements” (plural in Hebrew) is a genitive showing the result or product of the sacrifice made.

⁵ sn This ruling presupposes that the instruction for the Day of Atonement has been given, or at the very least, is to be given shortly. That is the one day of the year that all sin and all ritual impurity would be removed.

⁶ sn The phrase “most holy to the Lord” means that the altar cannot be used for any other purpose than what is stated here.

⁷ tn The verb is singular since it probably is referring to Bezalel, but since he would not do all the work himself, it may be that the verbs could be given a plural subject: “they joined.”

⁸ tn The words “the other” have been supplied.

¹⁰ tn Heb “under the one frame” again.

¹³ tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.”

¹⁴ tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense.