King James Version

1 Kings 6:37

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

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בַּשָּׁנָה֙bashanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).הָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתhareviitthe fourthרְבִיעִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the fourth”, the ordinary formH7243fourth; also (fractionally) a fourthfoursquare, fourth (part).יֻסַּ֖דyusadfoundיָסַדverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “found”, a completed actionH3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consultappoint, take counsel, establish, (lay the, lay for a) found(-ation), instruct, lay, ordain, set, [idiom] sure.בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a 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,…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּיֶ֖רַחbeyerachin monthיֶרַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in month”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3391a lunation, i.e. monthmonth, moon.זִֽוzivZifזִוnoun, proper name — “Zif”H2099Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May)Zif.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Ziv.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Ziv.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the fourth year hath the house of Jehovah been founded, in the month Zif,

World English Bible

The foundation of Yahweh’s house was laid in the fourth year, in the month Ziv.

Darby Translation

In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of Jehovah laid, in the month Zif;

Douay-Rheims

In the fourth year was the house of the Lord founded in the month Zio:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)