King James Version

1 Kings 6:9

So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

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וַיִּ֥בֶןvayivenand 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).הַבַּ֖יִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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,…וַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvaykhalehvand ceaseכָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cease”, the next action in the storyH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…וַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvayisponand cieledסָפַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cieled”, the next action in the storyH5603to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reservecieled, cover, seated.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).הַבַּ֨יִת֙habayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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,…גֵּבִ֔יםgevimbeamגֵּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “beam”, the ordinary formH1356a log (as cut out); also well or cistern (as dug)beam, ditch, pit.וּשְׂדֵרֹ֖תusederotand boardשְׂדֵרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and board”, the ordinary formH7713a row, i.e. rank (of soldiers), story (of rooms)board, range.בָּאֲרָזִֽיםbaarazimin cedarאֶרֶזpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he buildeth the house, and completeth it, and covereth the house [with] beams and rows of cedars.

World English Bible

So he built the house and finished it; and he covered the house with beams and planks of cedar.

Darby Translation

And he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.

Douay-Rheims

So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs of cedar.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So he built the house and finished it; and he made the ceiling of the house with cedars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὸν οἶκον καὶ συνετέλεσεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἐκοιλοστάθμησε τὸν οἶκον κέδροις.