King James Version

2 Chronicles 4:20

Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

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וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).הַמְּנֹר֞וֹתhamnorotthe candlestickמְנוֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the candlestick”, the ordinary formH4501a chandeliercandlestick.וְנֵרֹתֵיהֶ֗םveneroteyhemand lampנִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and lamp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.לְבַעֲרָ֧םlevaaramto be brutishבָּעַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to be brutish”, the to-form of the verbH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֛טkamishpatas lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַדְּבִ֖ירhadvirthe oracleדְּבִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.זָהָ֥בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.סָגֽוּרsagurshutסָגַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shut”, the ordinary formH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the Sanctuary, of pure gold;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the candlesticks with their lamps, to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the candlesticks, and their lamps, for their burning according to the ordinance, before the oracle, of gold refined;

World English Bible

and the lamp stands with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the inner sanctuary, of pure gold;

Darby Translation

and the candlesticks with their lamps to burn according to the ordinance before the oracle, of pure gold;

Douay-Rheims

The candlesticks also of most pure gold with their lamps to give light before the oracle, according to the manner.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn according to the ordinance before the Sanctuary, of pure gold;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

also the candlesticks, and the lamps to give light according to the pattern, and in front of the oracle, of pure gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ τὰς λυχνίας, καὶ τοὺς λύχνους τοῦ φωτὸς κατὰ τὸ κρίμα καὶ κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ δαβὶρ χρυσίου καθαροῦ,