King James Version

2 Chronicles 11:6

He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

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וַיִּ֧בֶןvayivenand 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).בֵּֽיתbeytBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.לֶ֛חֶםlechemBethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםnoun, proper name — “Bethlehem”H1035Beth-Lechem, a place in PalestineBethlehem.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).עֵיטָ֖םeytamEtamעֵיטָםnoun, proper name — “Etam”H5862Etam, a place in PalestineEtam.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).תְּקֽוֹעַteqoaTekoaתְּקוֹעַnoun, proper name — “Tekoa”H8620Tekoa, a place in PalestineTekoa, Tekoah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

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American Standard Version (1901)

He built Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Young’s Literal Translation

yea, he buildeth Beth-Lehem and Etam, and Tekoa,

World English Bible

He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

Darby Translation

And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Douay-Rheims

And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he built Bethleem, and Ætan and Thecoe,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Βηθλεὲμ, καὶ Αἰτὰν, καὶ Θεκωὲ,