וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֙בֶק֙ ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃ (ס)
Pinalalakas ng loob ng manlililok ang panday-ginto, at ng nagpapakinis sa pamamagitan ng martilyo ang pumupukpok sa palihan; sinasabi niya tungkol sa pagkakahinang, “Mabuti ito”; at ikinakabit niya ito nang mahigpit sa pamamagitan ng mga pako upang hindi ito matinag.
Rashi
And the craftsman strengthened [i.e.,] the one who molds the idol.
Ibn Ezra
מחליק He that smootheth. Comp. חלק smooth (Gen. 27:11).
Rashi
the one who smoothes with the hammer The final stage, when he taps lightly to flatten out the work.
Rashi
the one who wields the sledge hammer He is the one who commences on it when it is a block, and beats it with all his might.
Rashi
he says of the cement, “It is good,” Heb. דֶּבֶק. He alludes to those who seek suitable ground upon which to adhere iron plates.