The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
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וּשְׁתֵּי֮usheteand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotdoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).עֲצֵיatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שֶׁמֶן֒shemenoliveשֶׁמֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.וְקָלַ֣עveqalaand carveקָלַעconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carve”, a completed actionH7049to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms)carve, sling (out).עֲ֠לֵיהֶםaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִקְלְע֨וֹתmiqleotcarvedמִקְלַעַתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “carved”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4734a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)carved (figure), carving, graving.כְּרוּבִ֧יםkeruvimcherubכְּרוּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.וְתִמֹר֛וֹתvetimorotand palm treeתִּמֹּרconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and palm tree”, the ordinary formH8561(architectural) a palm-like pilaster (i.e. umbellate)palm tree.וּפְטוּרֵ֥יufetureand openפָּטוּרconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and open”, a verb used as a describing wordH6358opened, i.e. (as noun) a budopen.צִצִּ֖יםtsitsimflowerצִיץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “flower”, the ordinary formH6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)blossom, flower, plate, wing.וְצִפָּ֣הvetsipahand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, a completed actionH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וַיָּ֛רֶדvayaredand spendרָדַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and spend”, the next action in the storyH7286to tread in pieces, i.e. (figuratively) to conquer, or (specifically) to overlayspend, spread, subdue.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַכְּרוּבִ֥יםhakruvimthe cherubכְּרוּבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַתִּֽמֹר֖וֹתhatimorotthe palm treeתִּמֹּרdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the palm tree”, the ordinary formH8561(architectural) a palm-like pilaster (i.e. umbellate)palm tree.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).הַזָּהָֽבhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
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American Standard Version (1901)
So he made two doors of olive-wood; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the two doors [are] of the oil-tree, and he hath carved upon them carvings of cherubs, and palm-trees, and openings of flowers, and overlaid with gold, and he causeth the gold to go down on the cherubs and on the palm-trees.
World English Bible
So he made two doors of olive wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold. He spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees.
Darby Translation
The two doors were of olive-wood; and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, and palm-trees and half-open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm-trees.
Douay-Rheims
And two doors of olive tree: and he carved upon them figures of cherubims, and figures of palm trees, and carvings very much projecting: and he overlaid them with gold: and he covered both the cherubims and the palm trees, and the other things with gold.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees.
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