King James Version

1 Kings 6:20

And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

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וְלִפְנֵ֣יvelifneand to a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַדְּבִ֡ירhadvirthe oracleדְּבִירdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.עֶשְׂרִים֩esrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).אַמָּ֨הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, 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.אֹ֜רֶךְorekhlengthאֹרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “length”, the ordinary formH753length[phrase] forever, length, long.וְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםveesrimand twentyעֶשְׂרִיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).אַמָּ֣הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, 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.רֹ֗חַבrochavbreadthרֹחַבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “breadth”, the ordinary formH7341width (literally or figuratively)breadth, broad, largeness, thickness, wideness.וְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםveesrimand twentyעֶשְׂרִיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).אַמָּה֙amahcubitאַמָּהnoun, 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.קֽוֹמָת֔וֹqomatvoheightקוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6967height[idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytsapehvand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.סָג֑וּרsagurshutסָגַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shut”, the ordinary formH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.וַיְצַ֥ףvaytsafand coverצָפָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cover”, the next action in the storyH6823to sheet over (especially with metal)cover, overlay.מִזְבֵּ֖חַmizbechaaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.אָֽרֶזarezcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And before the Sanctuary which was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof, overlaid with pure gold, he set an altar, which he covered with cedar.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

Young’s Literal Translation

And before the oracle [is] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits [is] its height; and he overlayeth it with gold refined, and overlayeth the altar with cedar.

World English Bible

Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

Darby Translation

And the oracle within was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold; and he overlaid the cedar-wood altar —

Douay-Rheims

Now the oracle was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in height. And he covered and overlaid it with most pure gold. And the altar also he covered with cedar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The length was twenty cubits, and the breadth was twenty cubits, and the height of it was twenty cubits. And he covered it with perfect gold, and he made an altar

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴκοσι πήχεις μῆκος, καὶ εἴκοσι πήχεις πλάτος, καὶ εἴκοσι πήχεις τὸ ὕψος αὐτοῦ· Καὶ περιέσχεν αὐτὸ χρυσίῳ συγκεκλεισμένῳ· καὶ ἐποίησε θυσιαστήριον