King James Version

1 Kings 7:12

And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

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וְחָצֵ֨רvechatserand courtחָצֵרconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַגְּדוֹלָ֜הhagdolahthe greatגָּדוֹלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.סָבִ֗יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.שְׁלֹשָׁה֙sheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, 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).טוּרִ֣יםturimrowטוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “row”, the ordinary formH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.גָּזִ֔יתgazithewedגָּזִיתnoun, 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.כְּרֻתֹ֣תkerutotbeamכָּרֻתָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “beam”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3773something cut, i.e. a hewn timberbeam.אֲרָזִ֑יםarazimcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).וְלַחֲצַ֧רvelachatsarand to courtחָצֵרconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and to court”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.בֵּיתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, 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,…יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַפְּנִימִ֖יתhapnimitthe interiorפְּנִימִיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the interior”, the ordinary formH6442interior(with-) in(-ner, -ward).וּלְאֻלָ֥םuleulamand to porchאוּלָםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and to porch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH197a vestibule (as bound to the building)porch.הַבָּֽיִתhabayitthe 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the great court round about had three courses of hewn stone, and a course of cedar beams; like as the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the great court round about [is] three rows of hewn work, and a row of cedar-beams, even for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and for the porch of the house.

World English Bible

The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of Yahweh’s house and the porch of the house.

Darby Translation

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stones, and a row of cedar-beams; and so it was for the inner court of the house of Jehovah, and the porch of the house.

Douay-Rheims

And the greater court was made round with three rows of hewed stones, and one row of planks of cedar, moreover also in the inner court of the house of the Lord, and in the porch of the house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the great court round about had three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams, like as the inner court of the house of the LORD, and the court of the porch of the house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and its rim was as the work of the rim of a cup, a lily-flower, and the thickness of it was a span.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ τὸ χεῖλος αὐτῆς ὡς ἔργον χείλους ποτηρίου βλαστὸς κρίνου· καὶ τὸ πάχος αὐτοῦ παλαιστής.