Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleFor the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles. Young's Literal Translation and the cherubs are spreading out wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubs cover over the ark, and over its staves, from above; King James Bible For the cherubims spread forth [their] wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. Hebrew Forוַיִּהְי֤וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the cherubim הַכְּרוּבִים֙ (hak·kə·rū·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3742: Probably an order of angelic beings spread פֹּרְשִׂ֣ים (pō·rə·śîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse their wings כְּנָפַ֔יִם (kə·nā·p̄a·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the place מְק֖וֹם (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition of the ark הָאָר֑וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark and overshadowed וַיְכַסּ֧וּ (way·ḵas·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover the ark הָאָר֥וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its poles. בַּדָּ֖יו (bad·dāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of |