King James Version

Ezra 6:3

In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

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בִּשְׁנַ֨תbishnatin yearשְׁנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8140{a year (as a revolution of time)}year.חֲדָ֜הchadahfirstחַדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH2298as card. one; as article single; as an ordinal, first; adverbially, at oncea, first, one, together.לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁlekhoreshto Cyrusכּוֹרֶשׁpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Cyrus”H3567{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}Cyrus.מַלְכָּ֗אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.כּ֣וֹרֶשׁkoreshCyrusכּוֹרֶשׁnoun, proper name — “Cyrus”H3567{Koresh (or Cyrus), the Persian king}Cyrus.מַלְכָּא֮malkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.שָׂ֣םsamgiveשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.טְעֵם֒teemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.בֵּיתbeythouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.אֱלָהָ֤אelahaGodאֱלָהּnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “God”, the definite formH426GodGod, god.בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם֙virushelemin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלֵםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3390{Jerusalem}{Jerusalem}בַּיְתָ֣אbaytahouseבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “house”, the definite formH1005{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}house.יִתְבְּנֵ֔אyitbenebuildבְּנָאverb, hothpaal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, an unfinished actionH1124to buildbuild, make.אֲתַר֙atarafterאֲתַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH870a place; (adverb) afterafter, place.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.דָבְחִ֣יןdavechinofferדְּבַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “offer”, a verb used as a describing wordH1684to sacrifice (an animal)offer (sacrifice).דִּבְחִ֔יןdivchinsacrificeדְּבַחnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sacrifice”, the ordinary formH1685a sacrificesacrifice.וְאֻשּׁ֖וֹהִיveushohiand foundationאֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and foundation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH787a foundationfoundation.מְסֽוֹבְלִ֑יןmesovelinstrongly laidסְבַלverb, saphel, passive participle, absolute — “strongly laid”, a verb used as a describing wordH5446to erectstrongly laid.רוּמֵהּ֙rumehheightרוּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7314(literally) altitudeheight.אַמִּ֣יןamincubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH521{properly, 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.שִׁתִּ֔יןshitinthreescoreשִׁתִּיןadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “threescore”, the ordinary formH8361sixtythreescore.פְּתָיֵ֖הּpetayehbreadthפְּתַיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “breadth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6613open, i.e. (as noun) widthbreadth.אַמִּ֥יןamincubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cubit”, the ordinary formH521{properly, 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.שִׁתִּֽיןshitinthreescoreשִׁתִּיןadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “threescore”, the ordinary formH8361sixtythreescore.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the house be builded, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

'In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king hath made a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: the house let be builded in the place where they are sacrificing sacrifices, and its foundations strongly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits;

World English Bible

In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, with its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits;

Darby Translation

In the first year of king Cyrus, king Cyrus made a decree [concerning] the house of God at Jerusalem: Let the house be built for a place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be solidly laid; its height sixty cubits, its breadth sixty cubits,

Douay-Rheims

In the first year of Cyrus the king: Cyrus the king decreed, that the house of God should be built, which is in Jerusalem, in the place where they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that may support the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of threescore cubits,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the holy house of God that was in Jerusalem, saying , Let the house be built, and the place where they sacrifice the sacrifices. (Also he appointed its elevation, in height sixty cubits; its breadth was of sixty cubits.)

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν ἔτει πρώτῳ Κύρου βασιλέως, Κύρος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔθηκε γνώμην περὶ οἴκου ἱεροῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ· οἶκος οἰκοδομηθήτω, καὶ τόπος οὗ θυσιάζουσι τὰ θυσιάσματα· καὶ ἔθηκεν ἔπαρμα ὕψος πήχεις ἑξήκοντα, πλάτος αὐτοῦ πήχεων ἑξήκοντα·