1 Kings 6:24 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and five cubits [is] the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the second wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the ends of its wings even unto the ends of its wings;

English ASV

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

English Amplified

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub and five cubits its other wing; from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub and five cubits its other wing; from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was ten cubits.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing was five cubits long as well. So the full wingspan was ten cubits.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

One wing of the first cherub was 7½ feet long, and the other wing was 7½ feet long. The wingspan was 15 feet from tip to tip.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and one wing of the cherub was five cubits, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub, ten cubits from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing;

English EASY 2024

The first cherub had two wings that were 2.2 metres long each. So it was 4.4 metres from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Both Cherub angels were the same size and built the same way. Each one had two wings. Each wing was 5 cubits long. From the end of one wing to the end of the other wing was 10 cubits. And each Cherub angel was 10 cubits tall.

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Both were of the same size and shape. Each had two wings, each wing 7½ feet long, so that the distance from one wing tip to the other was 15 feet.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Each wing of the angels was 7 1/2 feet long. The distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other was 15 feet.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

One wing of the [first] cherub was seven and a half feet long, and the other wing was seven and a half feet long. The wingspan was 15 feet from tip to tip.

English KJV 1611

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.

English LSB

And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing was also five cubits. From the furthest part of the one wing to the furthest part of the other was ten cubits.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Five cubits was the one wing of the cherub and five cubits the other wing of the cherub; from the end of one wing to the end of the other wing were ten cubits.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Each wing of a cherub measured five cubits so that the space from wing tip to wing tip of each was ten cubits.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Each of the first cherub’s wings was seven and a half feet long; its entire wingspan was 15 feet.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

One wing of the first cherub was seven and a half feet long. The other wing was also seven and a half feet long. So the wings measured 15 feet from tip to tip.

English NIV

One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long, and the other wing five cubits-ten cubits from wing tip to wing tip.

English NKJ 1982

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

English NLT

The wingspan of each of the cherubim was 15 feet, each wing being 7 1/2 feet long.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Five cubits was the length of one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the length of the other wing of the cherub; it was ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They were placed so that their outspread wings reached from wall to wall,

English Tyndale 1537

and every wing five cubits long: so that from the uttermost part of one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.