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2 Chronicles 3:12-14
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 3:12-14
New English Translation
12 Likewise one of the second cherub’s wings was 7½ long and touched the other wall of the temple; its other wing was also 7½ long and touched one of the first cherub’s wings.[a] 13 The combined wingspan of these cherubim was 30 feet.[b] They stood upright, facing inward.[c] 14 He made the curtain out of blue, purple, crimson, and white fabrics, and embroidered on it decorative cherubim.
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- 2 Chronicles 3:12 tn Heb “and the wing of the one (הָאֶחָד, haʾekhad, “the one”; this should probably be emended to הָאַחֵר, haʾakher, “the other”) cherub was 5 cubits, touching the wall of the house, and the other wing was 5 cubits, clinging to the wing of the other cherub.”
- 2 Chronicles 3:13 tn Heb “the wings of these cherubim were spreading 20 cubits.”
- 2 Chronicles 3:13 tn Heb “and they were standing on their feet, with their faces to the house.” An alternative translation of the last clause would be, “with their faces to the main hall.”
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