King James Version

2 Chronicles 3:10

And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

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וַיַּ֜עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בְּבֵֽיתbeveytin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a 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,…קֹ֤דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙haqodashimthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.כְּרוּבִ֣יםkeruvimcherubכְּרוּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.שְׁנַ֔יִםshenayimtwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.מַעֲשֵׂ֖הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, 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.צַעֲצֻעִ֑יםtsaatsuimimageצַעְצֻעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “image”, the ordinary formH6816sculptureimage (work).וַיְצַפּ֥וּvaytsapvand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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).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 in the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh in the most holy house two cherubs, image work, and he overlayeth them with gold;

World English Bible

In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving, and they overlaid them with gold.

Darby Translation

And in the house of the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work, and they overlaid them with gold.

Douay-Rheims

He made also in the house of the holy of holies two cherubims of image work: and he overlaid them with gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in the most holy place he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made two cherubs in the most holy house, wood-work, and he gilded them with gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τῷ ἁγίῳ τῶν ἁγίων χερουβὶμ δύο, ἔργον ἐκ ξύλων· καὶ ἐχρύσωσεν αὐτὰ χρυσίῳ.