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Ezekiel 42:6

For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מְשֻׁלָּשׁוֹת֙meshulashotthreeשָׁלַשׁverb, pual, passive participle, absolute — “three”, a verb used as a describing wordH8027to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).הֵ֔נָּהhenahtheirהֵנָּהpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “their”H2007themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)[idiom] in, [idiom] such (and such things), their, (into) them, thence, therein, these, they (had), on this side, whose, wherein.וְאֵ֤יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לָהֶן֙lahentoלָהֶן֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “to”toעַמּוּדִ֔יםamudimpillarעַמּוּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “pillar”, the ordinary formH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.כְּעַמּוּדֵ֖יkeamudeas pillarעַמּוּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “as pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5982a column (as standing); also a stand, i.e. platform[idiom] apiece, pillar.הַחֲצֵר֑וֹתhachatserotthe courtחָצֵרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the court”, the ordinary formH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כֵּ֣ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…נֶאֱצַ֗לneetsalkeepאָצַלverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “keep”, a completed actionH680to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contractkeep, reserve, straiten, take.מֵהַתַּחְתּוֹנ֛וֹתmehatachtonotfrom the lowerתַּחְתּוֹןpreposition, definite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “from the lower”, the ordinary formH8481bottommostlower(-est), nether(-most).וּמֵהַתִּֽיכֹנ֖וֹתumehatikhonotand from the middleתִּיכוֹןconjunction, preposition, definite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “and from the middle”, the ordinary formH8484centralmiddle(-most), midst.מֵהָאָֽרֶץmehaaretsfrom the earthאֶרֶץpreposition, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “from the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore room was taken away from the lowest and the middlemost, in comparison with the ground.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the uppermost was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground.

Young’s Literal Translation

for they [are] threefold, and they have no pillars as the pillars of the court, therefore it hath been kept back — more than the lower and than the middle one — from the ground.

World English Bible

For they were in three stories, and they didn’t have pillars as the pillars of the courts. Therefore the uppermost was set back more than the lowest and the middle from the ground.

Darby Translation

For they were in three [stories], but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore [the third story] was straitened more than the lowest and the middle-most from the ground.

Douay-Rheims

For they were of three stories, and had not pillars, as the pillars of the courts: therefore did they appear above out of the lower places, and out of the middle places, fifty cubits from the ground.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For they were in three stories, and they had not pillars as the pillars of the courts; therefore room was taken away from the lowest and the middlemost, in comparison with the ground.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they were triple, and they had not pillars like the pillars of the outer ones: therefore they projected from the lower ones and the middle ones from the ground.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διότι τριπλαῖ ἦσαν, καὶ στύλους οὐκ εἶχον καθὼς οἱ στύλοι τῶν ἐξωτέρων· διατοῦτο ἐξείχοντο τῶν ὑποκάτωθεν καὶ τῶν μέσων ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.