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3 Kings 6:24

One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub was five cubits: that is, in all ten cubits, from the extremity of one wing to the extremity of the other wing.

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The verse in its languages

Vulgate (Clementine)
Quinque cubitorum ala cherub una, et quinque cubitorum ala cherub altera : id est, decem cubitos habentes, a summitate alæ unius usque ad alæ alterius summitatem.
Septuagint (Swete) shown from 3 Kings 6:23
καὶ πέντε πήχεων πτερύγιον αὐτοῦ· τὸ δεύτερον δὲ ἐν πήχει δέκα ἀπὸ μέρους πτερυγίου αὐτοῦ.
Hebrew (WLC)
וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֗וֹת כְּנַ֤ף הַכְּרוּב֙ הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמּ֔וֹת כְּנַ֥ף הַכְּר֖וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֑ית עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת מִקְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָ֖יו וְעַד קְצ֥וֹת כְּנָפָֽיו

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