1 Kings

1 Kings 6:21

²¹So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chainsⁿ across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.

Footnotes

n 6:21 Or made gold chains to draw (the curtains)

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֧ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
overlaid	וַיְצַ֨ף	way·ṣap̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
the inside	מִפְּנִ֖ימָה	mip·pə·nî·māh	Preposition-m; Adverb	H6441 towards the (in-)side
of the temple	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
with pure	סָג֑וּר	sā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5462 shut, close
gold	זָהָ֣ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and he extended	וַיְעַבֵּ֞ר	way·‘ab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
gold	זָהָב֙	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
chains	בְּרַתִּיקוֹת	bə·rat·tī·qōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7572 a chain
across the front	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the inner sanctuary	הַדְּבִ֔יר	had·də·ḇîr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1687 shrine
which was overlaid	וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ	way·ṣap·pê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6823 lay out, lay over
with gold	זָהָֽב׃	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.