New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He placed to give, put, set Verb H5414 וַיִּתֵּ֨ן vai·yit·ten
the cherubim probably an order of angelic beings Noun H3742 הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים hak·ke·ru·vim
in the midst midst Noun H8432 בְּתֹ֣וךְ be·to·vch
of the inner inner Adjective H6442 הַפְּנִימִ֗י hap·pe·ni·mi
house, a house Noun H1004 הַבַּ֣יִת hab·ba·yit
and the wings wing, extremity Noun H3671 כַּנְפֵ֣י kan·fei
of the cherubim probably an order of angelic beings Noun H3742 הַכְּרֻבִים֒ hak·ke·ru·vim
were spread to spread out, spread Verb H6566 וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ vai·yif·re·su
out, so that the wing wing, extremity Noun H3671 כְּנַף־ ke·naf-
of the one one Adjective H259 הָֽאֶחָד֙ ha·'e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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was touching to touch, reach, strike Verb H5060 וַתִּגַּ֤ע vat·tig·ga
the [one] wall, a wall Noun H7023 בַּקִּ֔יר bak·kir,
and the wing wing, extremity Noun H3671 וּכְנַף֙ u·che·naf
of the other second (an ord. number) Noun H8145 הַשֵּׁנִ֔י ha·she·ni,
cherub probably an order of angelic beings Noun H3742 הַכְּר֣וּב hak·ke·ruv
was touching to touch, reach, strike Verb H5060 נֹגַ֖עַת no·ga·'at
the other second (an ord. number) Noun H8145 הַשֵּׁנִ֑י ha·she·ni;
wall. a wall Noun H7023 בַּקִּ֣יר bak·kir
So their wings wing, extremity Noun H3671 וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ ve·chan·fei·hem
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were touching to touch, reach, strike Verb H5060 נֹגְעֹ֖ת no·ge·'ot
each wing, extremity Noun H3671 כָּנָ֥ף ka·naf
other wing, extremity Noun H3671 כָּנָֽף׃ ka·naf.
in the center midst Noun H8432 תֹּ֣וךְ to·vch
of the house. a house Noun H1004 הַבַּ֔יִת hab·ba·yit,

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.
King James Bible He placed And he set the cherubim in the midst of cherubims within the inner house, house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim were spread out, cherubims, so that the wing of the one was touching touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching touched the other wall. So wall; and their wings were touching each other touched one another in the center midst of the house.
Hebrew Greek English He placed the cherubim in the midst of the inner house, and the wings of the cherubim were spread out, so that the wing of the one was touching the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub was touching the other wall. So their wings were touching each other in the center of the house.