2 Chronicles 4:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The flowers, lamps, and tongs were made of pure gold, the finest gold.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַפֶּרַח וְהַנֵּרוֹת וְהַמֶּלְקַחַיִם זָהָב הוּא מִכְלוֹת זָהָב׃

Transliteration

And-happeraḥ and-hannērôt and-hammelqaḥayim zāhāb he miklôt zāhāb.

Grammar Details

• *happeraḥ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the flower
• *hannērôt*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the lamps
• *hammelqaḥayim*: definite article + noun, dual - the tongs
• *zāhāb*: noun, masculine singular - gold
• *miklôt*: noun, feminine singular construct - perfection of

Word Meanings

• *happeraḥ*: the flower, the blossom (decorative element)
• *hannērôt*: the lamps, the lights
• *hammelqaḥayim*: the tongs, the snuffers
• *miklôt*: perfection, completion, most perfect

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The flowers, the lamps, and the wick trimmers of gold, of purest gold;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the floures and the lampes and the snoffers were of golde, all these were of pure golde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the floures and the lampes, and the snuffers of gold, which was fine golde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the floures, and the lampes, and the snoffers made he of golde, and that perfect golde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, [made he of] gold, [and] that perfect gold;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold -- it `is' the perfection of gold;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The flowers and the vessels for the lights and the instruments used for them, were all of gold; it was the best gold.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  the pure gold flower-shaped ornaments, lamps, and tongs,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:31-40 : 31 Make a lampstand of pure gold. It is to be made of hammered work: its base and shaft, its cups, its bulbs, and its flowers are to be of one piece with it. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side and three branches from the other. 33 On one branch, there are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the next branch—both the same for all six branches extending from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand itself, there are to be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with bulbs and flowers. 35 A bulb shall be under the first pair of branches coming out of it, a bulb under the second pair of branches, and a bulb under the third pair of branches—each pair corresponding to the six branches extending from the lampstand. 36 The bulbs and branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it hammered out of pure gold. 37 Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it. 38 The wick trimmers and trays are to be of pure gold. 39 The entire lampstand with its utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold. 40 See to it that you make them according to the pattern shown to you on the mountain.
• Exod 37:20 : 20 The lampstand itself had four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with its buds and its flowers.
• 1 Kgs 6:18 : 18 The cedar within the house was carved with gourds and open flowers. All was cedar; no stone could be seen.
• 1 Kgs 6:29 : 29 He decorated the walls of the house all around with carved engravings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, both in the inner and outer rooms.
• 1 Kgs 6:35 : 35 He carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them, and he overlaid the carvings with evenly applied gold.
• 2 Chr 4:5 : 5 Its thickness was a handbreadth, and its rim was fashioned like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It could hold three thousand baths.