King James Version

Exodus 26:32

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

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וְנָתַתָּ֣הvenatatahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֹתָ֗הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “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).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַרְבָּעָה֙arbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.עַמּוּדֵ֣יamudepillarעַמּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.שִׁטִּ֔יםshitimshittahשִׁטָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “shittah”, the ordinary formH7848the acacia (from its scourging thorns)shittah, shittim. See also H1029 (בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה).מְצֻפִּ֣יםmetsupimcoverצָפָהverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “cover”, a verb used as a describing wordH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.זָהָ֔בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וָוֵיהֶ֖םvaveyhemhookוָוnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2053a hook (the name of the sixth Hebrew letter)hook.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…אַרְבָּעָ֖הarbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.אַדְנֵיadnefoundationאֶדֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH134a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)foundation, socket.כָֽסֶףkhasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks being of gold, upon four sockets of silver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thou hast put it on four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid [with] gold, their pegs [are] of gold, on four sockets of silver.

World English Bible

You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt attach it to four pillars of acacia-wood overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold; they shall be on four bases of silver.

Douay-Rheims

And thou shalt hang it up before four pillars of setim wood, which themselves also shall be overlaid with gold, and shall have heads of gold, but sockets of silver.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks being of gold, upon four sockets of silver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou shalt set it upon four posts of incorruptible wood overlaid with gold; and their tops shall be gold, and their four sockets shall be of silver.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπιθήσεις αὐτὸ ἐπὶ τεσσάρων στύλων ἀσήπτων κεχρυσωμένων χρυσίῳ· καὶ αἱ κεφαλίδες αὐτῶν χρυσαῖ, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τέσσαρες ἀργυραῖ.