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Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

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הַעֵ֤תhaetwhenעֵתparticle, interrogative, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לָכֶם֙lakhemtoלָכֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאַתֶּ֔םatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.לָשֶׁ֖בֶתlashevetto dwellיָשַׁבpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbevateykhemin familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a 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,…סְפוּנִ֑יםsefunimcieledסָפַןverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “cieled”, a verb used as a describing wordH5603to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reservecieled, cover, seated.וְהַבַּ֥יִתvehabayitand the familyבַּיִתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and 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,…הַזֶּ֖הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…חָרֵֽבcharevdesolateחָרֵבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH2720parched or ruineddesolate, dry, waste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your cieled houses, while this house lieth waste?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is it time for you — you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?

World English Bible

“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?

Darby Translation

Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste?

Douay-Rheims

Is it time for you to dwell in ceiled houses, and this house lie desolate?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your cieled houses, while this house lieth waste?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Is it time for you to dwell in your ceiled houses, whereas our house is desolate?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ καιρὸς μὲν ὑμῖν ἐστι τοῦ οἰκεῖν ἐν οἴκοις ὑμῶν κοιλοστάθμοις, ὁ δὲ οἶκος ἡμῶν ἐξηρήμωται;