King James Version

2 Chronicles 8:5

Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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וַיִּ֜בֶןvayivenand 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).בֵּ֤יתbeytBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.חוֹרוֹן֙choronBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןhaelyonthe 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).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).בֵּ֥יתbeytBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.חוֹר֖וֹןchoronBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹןhatachtonthe lowerתַּחְתּוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the lower”, the ordinary formH8481bottommostlower(-est), nether(-most).עָרֵ֣יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a 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.מָצ֔וֹרmatsorsiegeמָצוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “siege”, the ordinary formH4692something hemming in, i.e. (objectively) a mound (of besiegers), (abstractly) a siege, (figuratively) distress; or (subjectively) a fastnessbesieged, bulwark, defence, fenced, fortress, siege, strong (hold), tower.חוֹמ֖וֹתchomotwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.דְּלָתַ֥יִםdelatayimdoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).וּבְרִֽיחַuverichaand fugitiveבְּרִיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fugitive”, the ordinary formH1280a boltbar, fugitive.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Young’s Literal Translation

And he buildeth Beth-Horon the upper, and Beth-Horon the lower — cities of defence, with walls, two-leaved doors, and bar —

World English Bible

Also he built Beth Horon the upper and Beth Horon the lower, fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars;

Darby Translation

And he built upper Beth-Horon and lower Beth-Horon, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Douay-Rheims

And he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, walled cities with Rates and bars and locks.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he built Bæthoron the upper, and Bæthoron the lower, strong cities,—they had walls, gates, and bars;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν Βαιθωρὼν τὴν ἄνω καὶ τὴν Βαιθωρὼν τὴν κάτω, πόλεις ὀχυράς· τείχη, πύλαι, καὶ μοχλοί·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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