King James Version

2 Chronicles 3:9

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

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וּמִשְׁקָ֛לumishqaland weightמִשְׁקָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and weight”, the ordinary formH4948weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)(full) weight.לְמִסְמְר֥וֹתlemismerotto nailמַסְמֵרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “to nail”, the ordinary formH4548a peg (as bristling from the surface)nail.לִשְׁקָלִ֖יםlishqalimto shekelשֶׁקֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to shekel”, the ordinary formH8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standardshekel.חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםchamishimfiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “fifty”, the ordinary formH2572fiftyfifty.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹתvehaaliotand the ascentעֲלִיָּהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and the ascent”, the ordinary formH5944something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the skyascent, (upper) chamber, going up, loft, parlour.חִפָּ֥הchipahcoverחָפָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cover”, a completed actionH2645to cover; by implication, to veil, to encase, protectceil, cover, overlay.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 the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the weight of the nails [is] fifty shekels of gold, and the upper chambers he hath covered with gold.

World English Bible

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

Darby Translation

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he covered the upper chambers with gold.

Douay-Rheims

He made also nails of gold, and the weight of every nail was fifty sicles: the upper chambers also he overlaid with gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the weight of the nails, even the weight of each was fifty shekels of gold: and he gilded the upper chamber with gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁλκὴ τῶν ἥλων, ὁλκὴ τοῦ ἑνὸς πεντήκοντα σίκλοι χρυσίου, καὶ τὸ ὑπερῷον ἐχρύσωσε 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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