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Psalms 135:15

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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עֲצַבֵּ֣יatsabeimageעָצָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6091an (idolatrous) imageidol, image.הַ֭גּוֹיִםhagoyimthe Gentileגּוֹיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.כֶּ֣סֶףkesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְזָהָ֑בvezahavand goldזָהָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יְדֵ֣יyedehandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands.

Young’s Literal Translation

The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.

World English Bible

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

Darby Translation

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands:

Douay-Rheims

And overthrew Pharao and his host in the Red Sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὰ εἴδωλα τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον, ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων.