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וַיָּ֜מָדvayamadand measureמָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and measure”, the next action in the storyH4058properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extendedmeasure, mete, stretch self.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).אֻלָ֥םulamporchאוּלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “porch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH197a vestibule (as bound to the building)porch.הַשַּׁ֛עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מֵהַבַּ֖יִתmehabayitfrom the familyבַּיִתpreposition, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from the family”, the ordinary formH1004a 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,…קָנֶ֥הqanehreedקָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.אֶחָֽדechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, 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,
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
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American Standard Version (1901)
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
Young’s Literal Translation
And he measureth the porch of the gate from within one reed,
World English Bible
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
Darby Translation
And he measured the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Douay-Rheims
And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within, was one reed.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the third chamber equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed.
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