King James Version

Exodus 37:12

Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

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וַיַּ֨עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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…ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמִסְגֶּ֛רֶתmisgeretborderמִסְגֶּרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH4526something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a strongholdborder, close place, hole.טֹ֖פַחtofachhand-breadthטֹפַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hand-breadth”, the ordinary formH2948{a spread of the hand, i.e. a palm-breadth (not 'span' of the fingers); architecturally, a corbel (as a supporting palm)}hand-breadth (broad).סָבִ֑יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.וַיַּ֧עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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…זֵרzercrownזֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “crown”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2213a chaplet (as spread around the top), i.e. (specifically) a border mouldingcrown.זָהָ֛בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.לְמִסְגַּרְתּ֖וֹlemisgartvoto borderמִסְגֶּרֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4526something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a strongholdborder, close place, hole.סָבִֽיבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made unto it a border of a handbreadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh for it a border of a handbreadth round about, and maketh a wreath of gold for its border round about;

World English Bible

He made a border of a hand’s width around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.

Darby Translation

And he made for it a margin of a hand-breadth round about; and made a border of gold for the margin thereof round about.

Douay-Rheims

And to the ledge itself he made a polished crown of gold, of four fingers’ breadth, and upon the same another golden crown.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made unto it a border of a hand-breadth round about, and made a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and their pillars three, and their sockets three.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ οἱ στύλοι αὐτῶν τρεῖς, καὶ αἱ βάσεις αὐτῶν τρεῖς·