King James Version

1 Kings 6:21

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

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וַיְצַ֨ףvaytsafand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.שְׁלֹמֹ֧הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַבַּ֛יִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…מִפְּנִ֖ימָהmipnimahfrom faceward, iפְּנִימָהpreposition, adverb — “from faceward, i”H6441faceward, i.e. indoors(with-) in(-ner part, -ward).זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.סָג֑וּרsagurshutסָגַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shut”, the ordinary formH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.וַיְעַבֵּ֞רvayaberand alienateעָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and alienate”, the next action in the storyH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…ברתיקותvrtyqvtin chainרַתִּיקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “in chain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7572a chainchain.בְּרַתּוּק֤וֹתberatuqotin chainרַתִּיקָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “in chain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7572a chainchain.זָהָב֙zahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.לִפְנֵ֣יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַדְּבִ֔ירhadvirthe oracleדְּבִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytsapehvand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.זָהָֽבzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold; and he drew chains of gold across the wall before the Sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he drew chains of gold across before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Solomon overlayeth the house within with gold refined, and causeth [it] to pass over in chains of gold before the oracle, and overlayeth it with gold.

World English Bible

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

Darby Translation

and Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold, and shut off the oracle in front with chains of gold, and overlaid it with gold.

Douay-Rheims

And the house before the oracle he overlaid with most pure gold, and fastened on the plates with nails of gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold; and he drew chains of gold across the wall before the Sanctuary; and he overlaid it with gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

in front of the oracle, and covered it with gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ δαβὶρ, καὶ περιέσχεν αὐτὸ χρυσίῳ.