King James Version

1 Kings 6:23

And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high.

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וַיַּ֣עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בַּדְּבִ֔ירbadvirin oracleדְּבִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in oracle”, the ordinary formH1687the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuaryoracle.שְׁנֵ֥יshenetwoשְׁנַיִםadjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.כְרוּבִ֖יםkheruvimcherubכְּרוּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cherub”, the ordinary formH3742a cherub or imaginary figurecherub, (plural) cherubims.עֲצֵיatsetreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “tree”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.שָׁ֑מֶןshamenoliveשֶׁמֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.עֶ֥שֶׂרesertenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “ten”, the ordinary formH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.אַמּ֖וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, 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.קוֹמָתֽוֹqomatvoheightקוֹמָהnoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh within the oracle two cherubs, of the oil-tree, ten cubits [is] their height;

World English Bible

In the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high.

Darby Translation

And he made in the oracle two cherubim of olive-wood, ten cubits high;

Douay-Rheims

And he made in the oracle two cherubims of olive tree, of ten cubits in height.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in the Sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made in the oracle two cherubs of ten cubits measured size.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ δαβὶρ δύο χερουβὶμ δέκα πήχεων μέγεθος ἐσταθμωμένον·