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Exodus 25:28

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

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וְעָשִׂ֤יתָveasitaand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to 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…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).הַבַּדִּים֙habadimthe apartבַּדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the apart”, the ordinary formH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.עֲצֵ֣יatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetsipitaand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, a completed action in a sequenceH6823to 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).זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וְנִשָּׂאvenisaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…בָ֖םvaminבָ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inאֶתetobject 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).הַשֻּׁלְחָֽןhashulchanthe tableשֻׁלְחָןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the table”, the ordinary formH7979a table (as spread out); by implication, a mealtable.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast made the staves of shittim wood, and hast overlaid them with gold, and the table hath been borne with them;

World English Bible

You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold; and the table shall be carried upon them.

Douay-Rheims

The bars also themselves thou shalt make of setim wood, and shalt overlay them with gold to bear up the table.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt make the staves of incorruptible wood, and thou shalt gild them with pure gold; and the table shall be borne with them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ποιήσεις τοὺς ἀναφορεῖς ἐκ ξύλων ἀσήπτων, καὶ καταχρυσώσεις αὐτοὺς χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ, καὶ ἀρθήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡ τράπεζα.