King James Version

1 Kings 7:30

And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

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וְאַרְבָּעָה֩vearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.אוֹפַנֵּ֨יofanewheelאוֹפָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wheel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH212a wheelwheel.נְחֹ֜שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.לַמְּכוֹנָ֤הlamkhonahto baseמְכוֹנָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to base”, the ordinary formH4350a pedestal, also a spotbase.הָֽאַחַת֙haachatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וְסַרְנֵ֣יvesarneand lordסֶרֶןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5633an axle; figuratively, a peerlord, plate.נְחֹ֔שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.וְאַרְבָּעָ֥הvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.פַעֲמֹתָ֖יוfaamotayvanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.כְּתֵפֹ֣תketefotarmכָּתֵףnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “arm”, the ordinary formH3802the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythingarm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toמִתַּ֤חַתmitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.לַכִּיֹּר֙lakiyorto hearthכִּיּוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to hearth”, the ordinary formH3595properly, something round (as excavated or bored), i.e. a chafing-dish forcoals or a caldron forcooking; hence (from similarity of form) a washbowl; also (for the same reason) a pulpit or platformhearth, laver, pan, scaffold.הַכְּתֵפֹ֣תhaktefotthe armכָּתֵףdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the arm”, the ordinary formH3802the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythingarm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.יְצֻק֔וֹתyetsuqotwhen it was castיְצֻקָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “when it was cast”, a verb used as a describing wordH3333poured out, i.e. run into amouldwhen it was cast.מֵעֵ֥בֶרmeeverfrom sideעֵבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5676properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)[idiom] against, beyond, by, [idiom] from, over, passage, quarter, (other, this) side, straight.אִ֖ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…לֹיֽוֹתloyotadditionלֹיָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “addition”, the ordinary formH3914a wreathaddition.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters; beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters: beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.

Young’s Literal Translation

And four wheels of brass [are] to the one base, and axles of brass; and its four corners have shoulders — under the laver [are] the molten shoulders, beside each addition.

World English Bible

Every base had four bronze wheels and axles of bronze; and its four feet had supports. The supports were cast beneath the basin, with wreaths at the side of each.

Darby Translation

And every base had four wheels of brass, and axles of brass; and on its four corners were shoulder-pieces: under the laver were shoulder-pieces molten, behind every garland.

Douay-Rheims

And every base had four wheels, and axletrees of brass: and at the four sides were undersetters under the laver molten, looking one against another.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters; beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν μίαν, καὶ τοὺς βόας δώδεκα ὑποκάτω τῆς θαλάσσης·