KJV King James Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
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Exodus 37:26
And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
WEB World English Bible
He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
ASV American Standard Version
And he overlaid it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: and he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he overlayeth it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and he maketh for it a wreath of gold round about;
Surrounding context — Exodus 37
23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.
24 [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
25 And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
28 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
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וַיְצַ֨ףH6823 · tsa.phahto overlayאֹת֜וֹH853 · et[Obj.]זָהָ֣בH2091 · za.havgoldטָה֗וֹרH2889 · ta.horpureאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]גַּגּ֧וֹH1406 · gagroofוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קִירֹתָ֛יוH7023 · qirwallסָבִ֖יבH5439 · sa.vivaroundוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קַרְנֹתָ֑יוH7161 · qe.renhornוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doל֛וֹH9033 · ohimזֵ֥רH2213 · zerborderזָהָ֖בH2091 · za.havgoldסָבִֽיב׃H5439 · sa.vivaround
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