King James Version

2 Chronicles 4:21

And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

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וְהַפֶּ֧רַחvehaperachand the blossomפֶּרַחconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the blossom”, the ordinary formH6525a calyx (natural or artificial); generally, bloomblossom, bud, flower.וְהַנֵּר֛וֹתvehanerotand the lampנִירconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the lamp”, the ordinary formH5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)candle, lamp, light.וְהַמֶּלְקַחַ֖יִםvehamelqachayimand the snuffersמֶלְקָחconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “and the snuffers”, the ordinary formH4457(only in dual) tweezerssnuffers, tongs.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.ה֖וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.מִכְל֥וֹתmikhlotperfect. Compare H4356מִכְלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “perfect. Compare H4356”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4357completion (in plural concrete adverbial, wholly)perfect. Compare H4356 (מִכְלָאָה).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 flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

Young’s Literal Translation

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold — it [is] the perfection of gold;

World English Bible

and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold that was purest gold;

Darby Translation

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold (it was perfect gold);

Douay-Rheims

And certain flowers, and lamps, and golden tongs: all were made of the finest gold.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And their snuffers, and their lamps were made , and he made the bowls, and the censers, and the fire-pans, of pure gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ λαβίδες αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ λύχνοι αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰς φιάλας, καὶ τὰς θυΐσκας, καὶ τὰ πυρεῖα χρυσίου καθαροῦ,

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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