Exodus 25:20 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

ASV Byzantine Text

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Asang Khongca Bible

Cherubim ih pakhraehnawk to mikhmai kangtong ah suem ah loe, palungnathaih tangkhang bangah anghaesak ah; pakhraeh to phoksak tahang ah loe, palungnathaih tangkhang to pakhraeh hoi khuksak ah.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Cherubim aka om rhoi loh a phae te a so la phuel saeh lamah a phae neh thingkawng tlaeng soah khu rhoi saeh. Te vaengah pakhat loh a manuca taengah a maelhmai hmaitoh saeh lamtah cherubim maelhmai te tingkawng tlaeng taengah mael saeh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Cherubim aka om rhoi loh a phae te a so la phuel saeh lamah a phae neh thingkawng tlaeng soah khu rhoi saeh. Te vaengah pakhat loh a manuca taengah a maelhmai hmaitoh saeh lamtah cherubim maelhmai te tingkawng tlaeng taengah mael saeh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A e hohola aku na kerubima i na eheu maluna, e uhi ana i ka nohoaloha i ko lakou mau eheu: a e ku pono no na maka o laua kekahi i kekahi E kau no ko laua mau maka ma ka nohoaloha.

English Berean Standard Bible

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Zanj cheriben yo va louvri zèl yo anwo tèt yo, konsa y'a kouvri kouvèti a. Se pou yo yonn anfas lòt, avèk tèt yo bese ap gade kouvèti a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Utrumque latus propitiatorii tegant expandentes alas, et operientes oraculum, respiciantque se mutuo versis vultibus in propitiatorium quo operienda est arca,

Bible in Basic English

And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et les chérubins étendront les ailes en haut, couvrant de leurs ailes le propitiatoire, et leurs faces seront l’une vis-à-vis de l’autre ; les faces des chérubins seront [tournées] vers le propitiatoire.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A budou míti cherubínové křídla vztažená svrchu, zastírajíce křídly svými slitovnici, a tváři jejich obráceny budou jednoho k druhému; k slitovnici budou tváři cherubínů.

Kosraean Bible

ac in ngetani nu sie fac, ac posohksok laltal in elakelik ac afinya mwe afyuf sac.

World Portuguese Bible

Os querubins estenderão as suas asas para cima, cobrindo o propiciatório com as suas asas, com os rostos voltados um para o outro. Os rostos dos querubins estarão voltados para o propiciatório.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și heruvimii să își întindă aripile deasupra, acoperind șezământul milei cu aripile lor și fețele lor să privească una la cealaltă; spre șezământul milei să fie îndreptate fețele lor.

Brenton English Septuagint

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ခေရုဗိမ်များ၏ဖြန့်ထားသောအတောင်များ သည် သေတ္တာအဖုံးကိုဖြန့်မိုးထားစေရမည်။ သူတို့သည်မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်၍သေတ္တာဖုံးကို ကြည့်နေစေရမည်။-

Darby Translation

And the cherubim shall stretch out [their] wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be [turned].

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und die Cherubim sollen die Flügel nach oben ausbreiten, den Deckel mit ihren Flügeln überdeckend, und ihre Angesichter einander gegenüber; die Angesichter der Cherubim sollen gegen den Deckel gerichtet sein.

Dutch Bible 1917

En de cherubim zullen hun beide vleugelen omhoog uitbreiden, bedekkende met hun vleugelen het verzoendeksel; en hun aangezichten zullen tegenover elkander zijn; de aangezichten der cherubim zullen naar het verzoendeksel zijn.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

De cherubs moeten hun vleugels omhoog spreiden, en met hun vleugels het verzoendeksel overspannen; ze moeten tegenover elkander staan, terwijl hun gezichten naar het verzoendeksel gericht moeten zijn.

Italian Diodati Bible

E spandano i Cherubini l'ale in su, facendo con le loro ale una coverta al disopra del Coperchio, e abbiano le lor facce volte l'un verso l'altro; sieno le facce de' Cherubini volte verso il Coperchio.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Let them cover both sides of the propitiatory, spreading their wings, and covering the oracle, and let them look one towards the other, their faces being turned towards the propitiatory wherewith the ark is to be covered.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Cherubims shall stretche their winges on hie, couering the Mercie seate with their winges, and their faces one to another: to the Mercie seate warde shall the faces of the Cherubims be.

Danish Bible 1931

Og Keruberne skal brede deres Vinger i Vejret, således at de dækker over Sonedækket med deres Vinger, og de skal vende Ansigtet mod hinanden; nedad mod Sonedækket skal Kerubernes Ansigter vende.

Leeser Tanakh

And the cherubim shall be spreading forth their wings on high, overshadowing the cover with their wings, with their faces turned one to the other; toward the cover shall the faces of the cherubim be directed.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.

King James Version

And the cherubims 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 cherubims be.

King James Version + Apocrypha

And the cherubims 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 cherubims be.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Hai chê-ru-bin sẽ sè cánh ra, che trên nắp thi ân, đối diện nhau và xây mặt vào nắp thi ân.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

And the cherubims 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 cherubims be.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻe mafola atu hona kapakau ʻi ʻolunga ʻe he ongo selupimi, ke maluʻi ʻae nofoʻanga ʻaloʻofa ʻaki hona kapakau, pea ʻe fehangaʻaki hona mata, ʻo na femamataʻaki; pea ʻe hanga ki he nofoʻanga ʻaloʻofa ʻae mata ʻoe ongo selupimi.

French Ostervald Bible

Et les chérubins étendront les ailes en haut, couvrant de leurs ailes le propitiatoire, et leurs faces seront vis-à-vis l'une de l'autre. La face des chérubins sera dirigée vers le propitiatoire.

Esperanto Bible

Kaj la keruboj estu etendantaj siajn flugilojn supren, kovrante per siaj flugiloj la fermoplaton, kaj iliaj vizaĝoj estu unu kontraŭ la alia; al la fermoplato estu turnitaj la vizaĝoj de la keruboj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les chérubins étendront les ailes par-dessus, couvrant de leurs ailes le propitiatoire, et se faisant face l’un à l’autre; les chérubins auront la face tournée vers le propitiatoire.

German Luther Bible 1912

Und die Cherubim sollen ihr Flügel ausbreiten von oben her, daß sie mit ihren Flügeln den Gnadenstuhl bedecken und eines jeglichen Antlitz gegen das des andern stehe; und ihre Antlitze sollen auf den Gnadenstuhl sehen.

LXX2012 U. S. English

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

British English Septuagint 2012

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be towards each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be towards the propitiatory.

Majority Standard BIble

And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

Webster Bible

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; towards the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Revised Version

And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E i cherubini avranno le ali spiegate in alto, in modo da coprire il propiziatorio con le loro ali; avranno la faccia vòlta l’uno verso l’altro; le facce dei cherubini saranno volte verso il propiziatorio.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les chérubins étendront leurs ailes vers le haut, couvrant le propitiatoire de leurs ailes, se faisant face l'un à l'autre. Les visages des chérubins seront tournés vers le propitiatoire.

Reina Valera 1909

Y los querubines extenderán por encima las alas, cubriendo con sus alas la cubierta: sus caras la una enfrente de la otra, mirando á la cubierta las caras de los querubines.

Spanish BLL

Los querubines tendrán las alas extendidas hacia arriba, cubriendo el propiciatorio con ellas. Estarán uno frente al otro, mirando hacia el propiciatorio.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Los querubines extenderán sus alas hacia arriba, cubriendo el propiciatorio con sus alas, con sus rostros el uno frente al otro. Los rostros de los querubines estarán inclinados hacia el propiciatorio.

Croatian Bible

Kerubini neka dignu svoja krila uvis tako da svojim krilima zaklanjaju Pomirilište. Neka budu licem okrenuti jedan prema drugome, ali tako da lica kerubina gledaju u Pomirilište.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I neka heruvimi rašire krila u vis da zaklanjaju krilima zaklopac, i neka budu licem okrenuti jedan drugom, prema zaklopcu neka su okrenuta lica heruvimima.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And the kerubin shall have their wings outspreading above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be opposite one to another, towards the propitiatory shall be the faces of the kerubin.

German Textbibel

Es sollen aber die Kerube ihre Flügel nach oben ausgebreitet halten, indem sie mit ihren Flügeln die Deckplatte überdecken, während ihre Gesichter einander zugekehrt sind; gegen die Deckplatte hin sollen die Gesichter der Kerube gerichtet sein.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

The cherubs shall stretch forth their wings above, overshadowing the propitiatory with their wings; and their faces shall be toward each other, the faces of the cherubs shall be toward the propitiatory.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְהָי֣וּ הַכְּרֻבִים֩ פֹּרְשֵׂ֨י כְנָפַ֜יִם לְמַ֗עְלָה סֹכְכִ֤ים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ עַל־הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת וּפְנֵיהֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו אֶל־הַכַּפֹּ֔רֶת יִהְי֖וּ פְּנֵ֥י הַכְּרֻבִֽים׃