King James Version

1 Kings 6:4

And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

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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…לַבָּ֔יִתlabayitto familyבַּיִתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to 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,…חַלּוֹנֵ֖יchalonewindowחַלּוֹןnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “window”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2474a window (as perforated)window.שְׁקֻפִ֥יםshequfimlightשָׁקֻףnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH8261an embrasure or opening with bevelled jamlight, window.אֲטֻמִֽיםatumimnarrowאָטַםverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “narrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH331to close (the lips or ears); by analology to contract (a window by bevelled jambs)narrow, shut, stop.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And for the house he made windows of fixed lattice-work.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he maketh for the house windows of narrow lights.

World English Bible

He made windows of fixed lattice work for the house.

Darby Translation

And for the house he made closed windows with fixed lattices.

Douay-Rheims

And he made in the temple oblique windows.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And for the house he made windows broad within, and narrow without.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made to the house secret windows inclining inward.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησε τῷ οἴκῳ θυρίδας παρακυπτομένας κρυπτάς.