King James Version

1 Kings 7:22

And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

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וְעַ֛לvealand 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,…רֹ֥אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הָעַמּוּדִ֖יםhaamudimthe pillarעַמּוּדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pillar”, the ordinary formH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.מַעֲשֵׂ֣הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.שׁוֹשָׁ֑ןshoshanlilyשׁוּשַׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “lily”, the ordinary formH7799a lily (from its whiteness), as aflower of architectural ornament; also a (straight) trumpet (from the tubular shape)lily, Shoshannim.וַתִּתֹּ֖םvatitomand accomplishתָּמַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and accomplish”, the next action in the storyH8552to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitiveaccomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.מְלֶ֥אכֶתmelekhetwork , -manshipמְלָאכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “work , -manship”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4399properly, deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor)business, [phrase] cattle, [phrase] industrious, occupation, ([phrase] -pied), [phrase] officer, thing (made), use, (manner of) work((-man), -manship).הָעַמּוּדִֽיםhaamudimthe pillarעַמּוּדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the pillar”, the ordinary formH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; so was the work of the pillars finished.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.

Young’s Literal Translation

and on the top of the pillars [is] lily-work; and the work of the pillars [is] completed.

World English Bible

On the tops of the pillars was lily work. So the work of the pillars was finished.

Darby Translation

And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; and the work of the pillars was finished.

Douay-Rheims

And upon the tops of the pillars he made lily work: so the work of the pillars was finished.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And upon the top of the pillars was lily-work; so was the work of the pillars finished.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And its borders were cherubs, and lions, and palm-trees, upright, each was joined in front and within and round about.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὰ συγκλείσματα αὐτῆς χερουβὶμ καὶ λέοντες καὶ φοίνικες ἑστῶτα, ἐχόμενον ἕκαστον κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔσω καὶ τὰ κυκλόθεν.