King James Version

Exodus 38:19

And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.

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וְעַמֻּֽדֵיהֶם֙veamudeyhemand pillarעַמּוּדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.אַרְבָּעָ֔הarbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥םveadneyhemand foundationאֶדֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH134a basis (of a building, a column, etc.)foundation, socket.אַרְבָּעָ֖הarbaahfourאַרְבַּעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.נְחֹ֑שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.וָוֵיהֶ֣םvaveyhemhookוָוnoun, 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.כֶּ֔סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְצִפּ֧וּיvetsipuyand coveringצִפּוּיconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6826encasement (with metal)covering, overlaying.רָאשֵׁיהֶ֛םrasheyhemheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖םvachashuqeyhemand filletחָשֻׁקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and fillet”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2838attached, i.e. a fence-rail or rod connecting the posts or pillarsfillet.כָּֽסֶףkasefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.

Young’s Literal Translation

and their pillars [are] four, and their sockets of brass four, their pegs [are] of silver, and the overlaying of their tops and their fillets [are] of silver;

World English Bible

Their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of bronze; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals, and their fillets, of silver.

Darby Translation

and their pillars four, and their bases four, of copper; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their connecting-rods of silver.

Douay-Rheims

And the pillars in the entry were four with sockets of brass, and their heads and gravings of silver.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And their pillars were four, and their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He made also the rings of the tabernacle of gold; and the rings of the court, and the rings for drawing out the veil above of brass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὗτος ἐποίησε καὶ τοὺς κρίκους τῆς σκηνῆς χρυσοῦς, καὶ τοὺς κρίκους τῆς αὐλῆς, καὶ κρίκους εἰς τὸ ἐκτείνειν τὸ κατακάλυμμα ἄνωθεν χαλκοῦς·