King James Version

Ezekiel 40:14

He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate.

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וַיַּ֥עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…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).אֵילִ֖יםeylimoakאַיִלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “oak”, the ordinary formH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.שִׁשִּׁ֣יםshishimsixtyשִׁשִּׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “sixty”, the ordinary formH8346sixtysixty, three score.אַמָּ֑הamahcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH520properly, a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)cubit, [phrase] hundred (by exchange for H3967 (מֵאָה)), measure, post.וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֵיל֙eyloakאַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “oak”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong treemighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.הֶֽחָצֵ֔רhechatserthe courtחָצֵרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַשַּׁ֖עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).סָבִ֥יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.סָבִֽיבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “about”, the ordinary formH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He made also posts of threescore cubits; even unto the posts of the court in the gates round about.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He made also posts, threescore cubits; and the court reached unto the posts, round about the gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he maketh the posts of sixty cubits, even unto the post of the court, the gate all round about;

World English Bible

He also made posts, sixty cubits; and the court reached to the posts, around the gate.

Darby Translation

And he made posts, sixty cubits, and by the post was the court of the gate round about.

Douay-Rheims

He made also fronts of sixty cubits: and to the front the court of the gate on every side round about.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He made also posts of threescore cubits; even unto the posts of the court in the gates round about.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the open space of the porch of the gate without, was twenty cubits to the chambers round about the gate.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ αἴθριον τοῦ αἰλὰμ τῆς πύλης ἔξωθεν, πήχεις εἴκοσι θεεὶμ τῆς πύλης κύκλῳ.