King James Version

1 Kings 6:28

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

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וַיְצַ֥ףvaytsafand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.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).הַכְּרוּבִ֖יםhakruvimthe cherubכְּרוּבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.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)

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he overlayeth the cherubs with gold,

World English Bible

He overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Darby Translation

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Douay-Rheims

And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he covered the cherubs with gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περιέσχε τὰ χερουβὶμ χρυσίῳ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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