King James Version

2 Chronicles 27:3

He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

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ה֗וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בָּנָ֛הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to 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).שַׁ֥עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).הָעֶלְי֑וֹןhaelyonthe highעֶלְיוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the high”, the ordinary formH5945an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme(Most, on) high(-er, -est), upper(-most).וּבְחוֹמַ֥תuvechomatand in wallחוֹמָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and in wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.הָעֹ֛פֶלhaofelthe Ophelעֹפֶלdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Ophel”H6077Ophel, a ridge in JerusalemOphel.בָּנָ֖הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לָרֹֽבlarovto abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to abundance”, the ordinary formH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and in the wall of Ophel he hath built abundantly;

World English Bible

He built the upper gate of Yahweh’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

Darby Translation

It was he who built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

Douay-Rheims

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and he built much in the wall of Opel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὐτὸς ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν πύλην οἴκου Κυρίου τὴν ὑψηλὴν, καὶ ἐν τείχει Ὀπέλ ᾠκοδόμησε πολλὰ,