King James Version

1 Kings 16:32

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

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וַיָּ֥קֶםvayaqemand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…מִזְבֵּ֖חַmizbechaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.לַבָּ֑עַלlabaalto Baalבַּעַלpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “to Baal”H1168Baal, a Phoenician deityBaal, (plural) Baalim.בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הַבַּ֔עַלhabaalthe Baalבַּעַלdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Baal”H1168Baal, a Phoenician deityBaal, (plural) Baalim.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּנָ֖הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹןbeshomeronin Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Samaria”H8111Shomeron, a place in PalestineSamaria.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

Young’s Literal Translation

and raiseth up an altar for Baal, in the house of the Baal, that he built in Samaria;

World English Bible

He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

Darby Translation

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.

Douay-Rheims

And he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he set up an altar to Baal in the house of his abominations, which he built in Samaria.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔστησε θυσιαστήριον τῷ Βάαλ ἐν οἴκῳ τῶν προσοχθισμάτων αὐτοῦ, ὃν ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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