Exodus 37:26

“And he overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and he made for it a molding of gold all around.”

Exodus 37:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 37:26, word by word

And he overlaidיְצַףyetsaf

overlay

Overlay, cover with a sheet of metal.

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with pureטָהוֹרtahor

pure

Without a mixture of anything else, like gold with no alloy.

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goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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its topגַּגּgag

roof, top

Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.

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and its sidesקִירֹתָיkirotay

side

The side of something, like the altar.

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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and its hornsקַרְנֹתָיkarnotay

altar horn

The horns of the altar.

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and he madeיַּעַשׂyaas

make

To build or create something.

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a moldingזֵרzer

molding

Molding: a decorative rim around a piece of furniture.

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The context

25And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood; a cubit was its length, and a cubit its width, square, and two cubits its height; of one piece with it were its horns.

26 · This verse (above)

27And two rings of gold he made for it under its molding, on its two sides, on its two sides, as holders for poles to carry it with them.

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