King James Version

1 Kings 6:36

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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וַיִּ֨בֶן֙vayivenand 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).הֶחָצֵ֣רhechatserthe courtחָצֵרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַפְּנִימִ֔יתhapnimitthe interiorפְּנִימִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the interior”, the ordinary formH6442interior(with-) in(-ner, -ward).שְׁלֹשָׁ֖הsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).טוּרֵ֣יturerowטוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “row”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.גָזִ֑יתgazithewedגָּזִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hewed”, the ordinary formH1496something cut, i.e. dressed stonehewed, hewn stone, wrought.וְט֖וּרveturand rowטוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and row”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.כְּרֻתֹ֥תkerutotbeamכָּרֻתָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “beam”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3773something cut, i.e. a hewn timberbeam.אֲרָזִֽיםarazimcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he built the inner court with three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he buildeth the inner court, three rows of hewn work, and a row of beams of cedar.

World English Bible

He built the inner court with three courses of cut stone and a course of cedar beams.

Darby Translation

And he built the inner court of three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar-beams.

Douay-Rheims

And he built the inner court with three rows of polished stones, and one row of beams of cedar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he built the inner court, three rows of hewn stones, and a row of wrought cedar round about, a and he made the curtain of the court of the porch of the house that was in front of the temple.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν αὐλὴν τὴν ἐσωτάτην· τρεῖς στίχους ἀπελεκήτων, καὶ στίχος κατειργασμένης κέδρου κυκλόθεν· a καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὸ καταπέτασμα τῆς αὐλῆς τοῦ αἰλὰμ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ ναοῦ.