Hebrews 9:5

cherubims. cherubim. Only here in NT, but see Revelation 4:6.

glory. See p. 1511.

shadowing. overshadowing. Greek. kataskiazo. Only here.

mercyseat. Greek. hilasterion. See Romans 3:25 and Exodus 25:17.

of. concerning. Greek. peri. App-104.

we... speak. Literally it is not (App-105) now to speak.

particularly = in detail. Greek. kata (App-104) meros (part).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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⁵ And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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