King James Version

1 Kings 6:19

And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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וּדְבִ֧ירudevirand oracleדְּבִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.בְּתוֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הַבַּ֛יִתhabayitthe 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,…מִפְּנִ֖ימָהmipnimahfrom faceward, iפְּנִימָהpreposition, adverb — “from faceward, i”H6441faceward, i.e. indoors(with-) in(-ner part, -ward).הֵכִ֑יןhekhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לְתִתֵּ֣ןletitento giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…שָׁ֔םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.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).אֲר֖וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.בְּרִ֥יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he prepared the Sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he prepared an oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the oracle in the midst of the house within he hath prepared, to put there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

World English Bible

He prepared an inner sanctuary in the middle of the house within, to set the ark of Yahweh’s covenant there.

Darby Translation

And he prepared the oracle in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner part, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he prepared the Sanctuary in the midst of the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

in front of the oracle in the midst of the house within, in order to put there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

δοῦναι ἐκεῖ τὴν κιβωτὸν διαθήκης Κυρίου.