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Exodus 38:7

In Exodus 38 of Exodus.

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

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וַיָּבֵ֨אvayaveand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…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).הַבַּדִּ֜יםhabadimthe 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.בַּטַּבָּעֹ֗תbatabaotin ringטַבַּעַתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in ring”, the ordinary formH2885properly, a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kindring.עַ֚לalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…צַלְעֹ֣תtsalotplankצֵלָעnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “plank”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַhamizbechathe altarמִזְבֵּחַdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.לָשֵׂ֥אתlasetto lift upנָשָׂאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to lift up”, the to-form of the verbH5375to 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…אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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).בָּהֶ֑םbaheminבָּהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inנְב֥וּבnevuvhollowנָבַבverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “hollow”, a verb used as a describing wordH5014to pierce; to be hollow, or (figuratively) foolishhollow, vain.לֻחֹ֖תluchotboardלוּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “board”, the ordinary formH3871probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metalboard, plate, table.עָשָׂ֥הasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to 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…אֹתֽוֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he bringeth in the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it with them; hollow [with] boards he made it.

World English Bible

He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

Darby Translation

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. Hollow with boards did he make it.

Douay-Rheims

And he drew them through the rings that stood out in the sides of the altar. And the altar itself was not solid, but hollow, of boards, and empty within.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

one cherub on the one end of the propitiatory, and another cherub on the other end of the propitiatory,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ ἓν, καὶ χεροὺβ ἕνα ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ ἱλαστηρίου τὸ δεύτερον,

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