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1 Kings 7:35

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same.

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וּבְרֹ֣אשׁuveroshand in headרֹאשׁconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הַמְּכוֹנָ֗הhamkhonahthe baseמְכוֹנָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the base”, the ordinary formH4350a pedestal, also a spotbase.חֲצִ֧יchatsihalfחֵצִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “half”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.הָאַמָּ֛הhaamahthe cubitאַמָּהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.קוֹמָ֖הqomahheightקוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “height”, the ordinary formH6967height[idiom] along, height, high, stature, tall.עָגֹ֣לagolroundעָגֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “round”, the ordinary formH5696circularround.סָבִ֑יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, 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.וְעַ֨לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רֹ֤אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הַמְּכֹנָה֙hamkhonahthe baseמְכוֹנָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the base”, the ordinary formH4350a pedestal, also a spotbase.יְדֹתֶ֔יהָyedoteyhahandיָדnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וּמִסְגְּרֹתֶ֖יהָumisgeroteyhaand borderמִסְגֶּרֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4526something enclosing, i.e. a margin (of a region, of a panel); concretely, a strongholdborder, close place, hole.מִמֶּֽנָּהmimenahfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of one piece therewith.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in the top of the base was there a round compass half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the panels thereof were of the same.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the top of the base [is] the half of a cubit in the height all round about; and on the top of the base its spokes and its borders [are] of the same.

World English Bible

In the top of the base there was a round band half a cubit high; and on the top of the base its supports and its panels were the same.

Darby Translation

And in the top of the base there was a circular elevation of half a cubit round about; and on the top of the base its stays and its panels were of the same.

Douay-Rheims

And in the top of the base there was a round compass of half a cubit, so wrought that the laver might be set thereon, having its gravings, and divers sculptures of itself.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high; and on the top of the base the stays thereof and the borders thereof were of one piece therewith.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he put the five candlesticks on the left, and five on the right in front of the oracle, being of pure gold, and the lamp-stands, and the lamps, and the snuffers of gold.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ τὰς λυχνίας πέντε ἐξ ἀριστερῶν, καὶ πέντε ἐκ δεξιῶν κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ δαβὶρ χρυσᾶς συγκλειομένας, καὶ τὰ λαμπάδια, καὶ τοὺς λύχνους, καὶ τὰς ἐπαρύστρις χρυσᾶς.