King James Version

Ezekiel 41:8

I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

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וְרָאִ֧יתִיveraitiand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…לַבַּ֛יִתlabayitto familyבַּיִתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to 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,…גֹּ֖בַהּgovahexcellencyגֹּבַהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “excellency”, the ordinary formH1363elation, grandeur, arroganceexcellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.סָבִ֣יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, 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.סָבִ֑יבsavivaboutסָבִיבnoun, 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.מיסדותmysdvtfoundationמְיֻסָּדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4328something founded, i.e. a foundationfoundation.מוּסְד֤וֹתmusedotfoundationמוּסָדָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4145a foundation; figuratively, an appointmentfoundation, grounded. Compare H4328 (מְיֻסָּדָה).הַצְּלָעוֹת֙hatslaotthe plankצֵלָעdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the plank”, the ordinary formH6763a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring)beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).מְל֣וֹmelvofulnessמְלֹאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “fulness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4393fulness (literally or figuratively)[idiom] all along, [idiom] all that is (there-) in, fill, ([idiom] that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand-) full, multitude.הַקָּנֶ֔הhaqanehthe reedקָנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the 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.שֵׁ֥שׁsheshsixשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “six”, the ordinary formH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.אַמּ֖וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, 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.אַצִּֽילָהatsilahholeאַצִּילnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hole”, the ordinary formH679a joint of the hand (i.e. knuckle); also (according to some) a party-wall (Ezekiel 41:8)(arm) hole, great.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about; the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six cubits to the joining.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about: the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have looked at the house, the height all round about: the foundations of the side-chambers [are] the fulness of the reed, six cubits by the joining.

World English Bible

I saw also that the house had a raised base all around. The foundations of the side rooms were a full reed of six great cubits.

Darby Translation

And I saw that the house had an elevation round about: the foundations of the side-chambers, a full reed, six cubits to the joint.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw in the house the height round about, the foundations of the side chambers which were the measure of a reed the space of six cubits:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I saw also that the house had a raised basement round about; the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six cubits to the joining.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And as for the height of the house round about, each space between the sides was equal to a reed of six cubits;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸ θραὲλ τοῦ οἴκου ὕψος κύκλῳ διάστημα τῶν πλευρῶν ἶσον τῷ καλάμῳ πηχῶν ἕξ· διαστήματα