וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ הַבַּ֣יִת הַפְּנִימִ֗י וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮ אֶת־כַּנְפֵ֣י הַכְּרֻבִים֒ וַתִּגַּ֤ע כְּנַף־הָֽאֶחָד֙ בַּקִּ֔יר וּכְנַף֙ הַכְּר֣וּב הַשֵּׁנִ֔י נֹגַ֖עַת בַּקִּ֣יר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙ אֶל־תּ֣וֹךְ הַבַּ֔יִת נֹגְעֹ֖ת כָּנָ֥ף אֶל־כָּנָֽף׃
他把兩個基路伯安放在內殿裡。基路伯的翅膀展開，這個基路伯的一隻翅膀碰到這邊的牆，另一個基路伯的一隻翅膀碰到那邊的牆；它們在殿中間的翅膀彼此相碰。
Rashi
And the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall. The southern [wall]; they covered the Ark and its poles.
Rashi
And their wings which were inside the chamber. The tips of the wings which were [towards] the center of the room.
Rashi
Were touching wing to wing. Because the entire space of the room [i.e., the Holy of Holies] was twenty [amohs].