Psalm 135:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The idolsעֲצַבֵּ֣י
(a·tzab·bei)
6091: an idolfrom atsab
of the nationsהַ֭גֹּויִם
(hag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
are [but] silverכֶּ֣סֶף
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
and gold,וְזָהָ֑ב
(ve·za·hav;)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
The workמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗ה
(ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
of man'sאָדָֽם׃
(a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
hands.יְדֵ֣י
(ye·dei)
3027: handa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The idols
`atsab  (aw-tsawb')
an (idolatrous) image -- idol, image.
of the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
are silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
the work
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
of men's
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The idols of the nations are but silver and gold, The work of man's hands.

King James Bible
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The idols of the nations are of silver and gold, made by human hands.

International Standard Version
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, worked by the hands of human beings.

NET Bible
The nations' idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the work of the hands of man.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The idols of the nations are made of silver and gold. They were made by human hands.

King James 2000 Bible
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
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