1 Kings 6:27
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And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.

Exodus 25:20 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.

Exodus 37:9 Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

2 Chronicles 3:11 The wings of the cherubims were extended twenty cubits, so that one wing was five cubits long, and reached to the wall of the house: and the other was also five cubits long, and reached to the wing of the other cherub.

2 Chronicles 5:8 So that the cherubims spread their wings over the place, in which the ark was set, and covered the ark itself and its staves.

Context
The Cherubim
26That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub. 27And he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner temple: and the cherubims stretched forth their wings, and the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall: and the other wings in the midst of the temple touched one another.28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.…
Cross References
Exodus 25:20
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.

Exodus 37:9
Spreading their wings, and covering the propitiatory, and looking one towards the other, and towards it.

1 Kings 6:26
That is to say, one cherub was ten cubits high, and in like manner the other cherub.

1 Kings 6:28
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

1 Kings 8:6
And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord into its place, into the oracle of the temple, into the holy of holies, under the wings of the cherubims.

1 Kings 8:7
For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and covered the ark, and the staves thereof above.

Lexicon
And he placed
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

the cherubim
הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings

inside
בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre

the innermost room
הַפְּנִימִ֗י (hap·pə·nî·mî)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6442: Interior

of the temple.
הַבַּ֣יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

Since their
הַכְּרֻבִים֒ (hak·kə·ru·ḇîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings

wings
כַּנְפֵ֣י (kan·p̄ê)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

were spread out,
וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ (way·yip̄·rə·śū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6566: To break apart, disperse

the wing
כְּנַף־ (kə·nap̄-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

of the first [cherub]
הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

touched
וַתִּגַּ֤ע (wat·tig·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

one wall,
בַּקִּ֔יר (baq·qîr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7023: A wall

while the wing
וּכְנַף֙ (ū·ḵə·nap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

of the second
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י (haš·šê·nî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

cherub
הַכְּר֣וּב (hak·kə·rūḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings

touched
נֹגַ֖עַת (nō·ḡa·‘aṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

the other
הַשֵּׁנִ֑י (haš·šê·nî)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8145: Second (an ordinal number)

wall,
בַּקִּ֣יר (baq·qîr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7023: A wall

and in
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the middle
תּ֣וֹךְ (tō·wḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre

of the room
הַבַּ֔יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

their wingtips
וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ (wə·ḵan·p̄ê·hem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

touched.
נֹגְעֹ֖ת (nō·ḡə·‘ōṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike


Additional Translations
And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the middle of the house.

And he set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

And both the cherubs were in the midst of the innermost part of the house; and they spread out their wings, and one wing touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings in the midst of the house touched each other.

And he set the cherubim in the midst of the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched, wing to wing, in the midst of the house.

And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

He set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.

and he setteth the cherubs in the midst of the inner house, and they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and a wing of the one cometh against the wall, and a wing of the second cherub is coming against the second wall, and their wings are unto the midst of the house, coming wing against wing;
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