King James Version

2 Chronicles 27:4

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

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וְעָרִ֥יםvearimand cityעִירconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.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.בְּהַרbeharin hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.יְהוּדָ֑הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וּבֶחֳרָשִׁ֣יםuvechorashimand in forestחֹרֶשׁconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and in forest”, the ordinary formH2793a forest (perhaps as furnishing the material for fabric)bough, forest, shroud, wood.בָּנָ֔הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, 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.בִּֽירָנִיּ֖וֹתbiraniotcastleבִּירָנִיתnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “castle”, the ordinary formH1003a fortresscastle.וּמִגְדָּלִֽיםumigdalimand castleמִגְדָּלconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “and castle”, the ordinary formH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forest he built castles and towers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Young’s Literal Translation

and cities he hath built in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he hath built palaces and towers.

World English Bible

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

Darby Translation

And he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

Douay-Rheims

Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Moreover he built cities in the hill-country of Judah, and in the forest he built castles and towers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the mountain of Juda, and in the woods, he built both dwelling-places and towers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν ὄρει Ἰούδα, καὶ ἐν τοῖς δρυμοῖς καὶ οἰκήσεις καὶ πύργους.