King James Version

1 Kings 6:18

And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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וְאֶ֤רֶזveerezand cedarאֶרֶזconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).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,…פְּנִ֔ימָהpenimahfaceward, iפְּנִימָהadverb — “faceward, i”H6441faceward, i.e. indoors(with-) in(-ner part, -ward).מִקְלַ֣עַתmiqlaatcarvedמִקְלַעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “carved”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4734a sculpture (probably in bas-relief)carved (figure), carving, graving.פְּקָעִ֔יםpeqaimknopפֶּקַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “knop”, the ordinary formH6497a semi-globeknop.וּפְטוּרֵ֖יufetureand openפָּטוּרconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and open”, a verb used as a describing wordH6358opened, i.e. (as noun) a budopen.צִצִּ֑יםtsitsimflowerצִיץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “flower”, the ordinary formH6731properly, glistening, i.e. a burnished plate; also a flower (as bright-colored); a wing (as gleaming in the air)blossom, flower, plate, wing.הַכֹּ֣לhakolthe allכֹּלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֶ֔רֶזerezcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).אֶ֖בֶןevenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).נִרְאָֽהnirahseeרָאָהverb, niphal, passive participle, absolute — “see”, a verb used as a describing wordH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the cedar on the house within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was cedar on the house within, carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the cedar for the house within [is] carvings of knobs and openings of flowers; the whole [is] cedar, there is not a stone seen.

World English Bible

There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

Darby Translation

And the cedar of the house within was carved with colocynths and half-open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.

Douay-Rheims

And all the house was covered within with cedar, having the turnings, and the joints thereof artfully wrought and carvings projecting out: all was covered with boards of cedar: and no stone could be seen in the wall at all.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)