King James Version

2 Chronicles 24:8

And at the king’s commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֲר֣וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “chest”, the ordinary formH727a boxark, chest, coffin.אֶחָ֑דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “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,וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּvayitnuhvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בְּשַׁ֥עַרbeshaarin doorשַׁעַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).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,…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).חֽוּצָהchutsahabroadחוּץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king speaketh, and they make one chest, and put it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

World English Bible

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it outside at the gate of Yahweh’s house.

Darby Translation

And the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it at the gate of the house of Jehovah without,

Douay-Rheims

And the king commanded, and they made a chest: and set it by the gate of the house of the Lord on the outside.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the king commanded, and they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king said, Let a box be made, and let it be put at the gate of the house of the Lord without.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, γενηθήτω γλωσσόκομον, καὶ τεθήτω ἐν πύλῃ οἴκου Κυρίου ἔξω.