King James Version

1 Kings 7:4

And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.

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וּשְׁקֻפִ֖יםushequfimand lightשָׁקֻףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and light”, the ordinary formH8261an embrasure or opening with bevelled jamlight, window.שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, 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).טוּרִ֑יםturimrowטוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “row”, the ordinary formH2905a row; hence, a wallrow.וּמֶחֱזָ֥הumechezahand lightמֶחֱזָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and light”, the ordinary formH4237a windowlight.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מֶחֱזָ֖הmechezahlightמֶחֱזָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “light”, the ordinary formH4237a windowlight.שָׁלֹ֥שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, 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).פְּעָמִֽיםpeamimanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “anvil”, the ordinary formH6471a 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.

Young’s Literal Translation

And windows [are] in three rows, and sight [is] over-against sight three times.

World English Bible

There were beams in three rows, and window was facing window in three ranks.

Darby Translation

And there were cross-beams in three rows, and window was against window in three ranks.

Douay-Rheims

Set one against another,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And there were beams in three rows; and light was over against light in three ranks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he made two molten chapiters to put on the heads of the pillars: five cubits was the height of one chapiter, and five cubits was the height of the other chapiter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δύο ἐπιθέματα ἐποίησε δοῦναι ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν στύλων χωνευτά· πέντε πήχεις τὸ ὕψος τοῦ ἐπιθέματος τοῦ ἑνὸς, καὶ πέντε πήχεις τὸ ὕψος τοῦ ἐπιθέματος τοῦ δευτέρου