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1 Kings 6:16

And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.

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וַיִּבֶן֩vayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֶשְׂרִ֨יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).אַמָּ֜הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.מירכותיmyrkhvtyfrom borderיְרֵכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “from border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recessborder, coast, part, quarter, side.מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmiyarketefrom borderיְרֵכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “from border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3411properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recessborder, coast, part, quarter, side.הַבַּ֨יִת֙habayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a 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,…בְּצַלְע֣וֹתbetsalotin plankצֵלָעpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “in plank”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).אֲרָזִ֔יםarazimcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַקַּרְקַ֖עhaqarqathe floorקַרְקַעdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the floor”, the ordinary formH7172floor (as if a pavement of pieces or tesseroe), of abuilding or the seabottom, ([idiom] one side of the) floor.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.הַקִּיר֑וֹתhaqirotthe wallקִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the wall”, the ordinary formH7023a wall (as built in a trench)[phrase] mason, side, town, [idiom] very, wall.וַיִּ֤בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לוֹ֙lvotoלוֹ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמִבַּ֣יִתmibayitfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from family”, the ordinary formH1004a 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,…לִדְבִ֔ירlidvirto oracleדְּבִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.לְקֹ֖דֶשׁleqodeshto consecratedקֹדֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הַקֳּדָשִֽׁיםhaqodashimthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the walls of the ceiling : he built them for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he buildeth the twenty cubits on the sides of the house with ribs of cedar, from the floor unto the walls; and he buildeth for it within, for the oracle, for the holy of holies.

World English Bible

He built twenty cubits of the back part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the ceiling. He built this within, for an inner sanctuary, even for the most holy place.

Darby Translation

And he built twenty cubits of the innermost part of the house, both floor and walls, with boards of cedar; and he built [them] for it within, to [be] the oracle, the most holy place.

Douay-Rheims

And he built up twenty cubits with boards of cedar at the hinder part of the temple, from the floor to the top: and made the inner house of the oracle to be the holy of holies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor unto the joists; he even built them for himself within, for a Sanctuary, even for the most holy place.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he built the twenty cubits from the top of the wall, one side from the floor to the beams, and he made it from the oracle to the most holy place.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τοὺς εἴκοσι πήχεις ἀπʼ ἄκρου τοῦ τοίχου τὸ πλευρὸν τὸ ἓν ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐδάφους ἕως τῶν δοκῶν· καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκ τοῦ δαβὶρ εἰς τὸ ἁγιον τῶν ἁγίων.