Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled. Young's Literal Translation And strengthen doth an artizan the refiner, A smoother [with] a hammer, Him who is beating [on] an anvil, Saying, ‘For joining it [is] good,’ And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved! King James Bible So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It [is] ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, [that] it should not be moved. Hebrew The craftsmanחָרָשׁ֙ (ḥā·rāš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2796: A fabricator, any material encourages וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק (way·ḥaz·zêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer the goldsmith, צֹרֵ֔ף (ṣō·rêp̄) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6884: To smelt, refine, test [and] he who wields מַחֲלִ֥יק (ma·ḥă·lîq) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate the hammer פַּטִּ֖ישׁ (paṭ·ṭîš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6360: A forge hammer [cheers] him who strikes ה֣וֹלֶם (hō·w·lem) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 1986: To strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband the anvil, פָּ֑עַם (pā·‘am) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence saying אֹמֵ֤ר (’ō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say of the soldering, לַדֶּ֙בֶק֙ (lad·de·ḇeq) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1694: A joining, soldering, appendage “It ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is good.” ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good He nails it down וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ (way·ḥaz·zə·qê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer so it will not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be toppled. יִמּֽוֹט׃ (yim·mō·wṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4131: To waver, to slip, shake, fall |