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 37:8

37:8 one cherub on one end ⁴  and one cherub on the other end. ⁵  He made the cherubim from the atonement lid on its two ends.

Exodus 25:18

25:18 You are to make two cherubim ⁶  of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

Exodus 28:7

28:7 It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be joined together. ⁷ 

Exodus 28:24

28:24 You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

Exodus 37:7

37:7 He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid,

Exodus 39:17

39:17 They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

Exodus 26:4

26:4 You are to make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and in the same way you are to make loops ⁸  in the outer edge of the end curtain in the second set.

Exodus 27:4

27:4 You are to make a grating ⁹  for it, a network of bronze, and you are to make on the network four bronze rings on its four corners.

Exodus 28:23

28:23 and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attach ¹⁰  the two rings to the upper ¹¹  two ends of the breastpiece.

Exodus 28:25-26

28:25 the other ¹²  two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them ¹³  to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 28:26 You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other ¹⁴  two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod.

Exodus 36:11

36:11 He made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in the first set; he did the same along the edge of the end curtain in the second set.

Exodus 39:16

39:16 and they made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and they attached the two rings to the upper ¹⁵  two ends of the breastpiece.

Exodus 39:18-19

39:18 the other ¹⁶  two ends of the two chains they attached to the two settings, and they attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 39:19 They made two rings of gold and put them on the other ¹⁷  two ends of the breastpiece on its edge, which is on the inner side of the ephod. ¹⁸ 

[25:19]  ¹ tn The text now shifts to use an imperative with the vav (ו) conjunction.

[25:19]  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).

[25:19]  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.

[37:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “from/at [the] end, from this.”

[37:8]  ⁵ tn The repetition of the expression indicates it has the distributive sense.

[25:18]  ⁷ tn The evidence suggests that the cherubim were composite angelic creatures that always indicated the nearness of God. So here images of them were to be crafted and put on each end of the ark of the covenant to signify that they were there. Ezekiel 1 describes four cherubim as each having human faces, four wings, and parts of different animals for their bodies. Traditions of them appear in the other cultures as well. They serve to guard the holy places and to bear the throne of God. Here they were to be beaten out as part of the lid.

[28:7]  ¹⁰ tn Here the Pual perfect with the vav (ו) consecutive provides the purpose clause (equal to a final imperfect); the form follows the use of the active participle, “attached” or more Heb “joining.”

[26:4]  ¹³ tn Here “loops” has been supplied.

[27:4]  ¹⁶ tn The noun מִכְבָּר (mikhbar) means “a grating”; it is related to the word that means a “sieve.” This formed a vertical support for the ledge, resting on the ground and supporting its outer edge (S. R. Driver, Exodus, 292).

[28:23]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “give, put.”

[28:23]  ²⁰ tn Here “upper” has been supplied.

[28:25]  ²² tn Here “the other” has been supplied.

[28:25]  ²³ tn Here “them” has been supplied.

[28:26]  ²⁵ tn Here “other” has been supplied.

[39:16]  ²⁸ tn Here “upper” has been supplied.

[39:18]  ³¹ tn Here “other” has been supplied.

[39:19]  ³⁴ tn Here “other” has been supplied.

[39:19]  ³⁵ tn Heb “homeward side.”