King James Version

2 Chronicles 3:6

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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וַיְצַ֧ףvaytsafand 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).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,…אֶ֥בֶןevenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).יְקָרָ֖הyeqarahbrightnessיָקָרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “brightness”, the ordinary formH3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.לְתִפְאָ֑רֶתletifaretto beautyתִּפְאָרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to beauty”, the ordinary formH8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)beauty(-iful), bravery, comely, fair, glory(-ious), honour, majesty.וְהַזָּהָ֖בvehazahavand the goldזָהָבconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.זְהַ֥בzehavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.פַּרְוָֽיִםparvayimParvaimפַּרְוַיִםnoun, proper name — “Parvaim”H6516Parvajim, an Oriental regionParvaim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he overlayeth the house with precious stone for beauty, and the gold [is] gold of Parvaim,

World English Bible

He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.

Darby Translation

And he overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

Douay-Rheims

He paved also the floor of the temple with most precious marble, of great beauty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and the gold was gold of Parvaim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty; and he gilded it with gold of the gold from Pharuim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐκόσμησε τὸν οἶκον λίθοις τιμίοις εἰς δόξαν, καὶ ἐχρύσωσε χρυσίῳ χρυσίου τοῦ ἐκ Φαρουΐμ.