King James Version

Isaiah 6:4

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

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וַיָּנֻ֨עוּ֙vayanuvand to up and downנוּעַconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to up and down”, the next action in the storyH5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down).אַמּ֣וֹתamotcubitאַמָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “cubit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH520properly, 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.הַסִּפִּ֔יםhasipimthe basonסַףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the bason”, the ordinary formH5592a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine)bason, bowl, cup, door (post), gate, post, threshold.מִקּ֖וֹלmiqolfrom soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.הַקּוֹרֵ֑אhaqorethe callקָרָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the call”, a verb used as a describing wordH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וְהַבַּ֖יִתvehabayitand 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,…יִמָּלֵ֥אyimalebe at an endמָלֵאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be at an end”, an unfinished actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…עָשָֽׁןashansmokeעָשָׁןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “smoke”, the ordinary formH6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)smoke(-ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the posts of the door were moved at the voice of them that called, and the house was filled with smoke.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the posts of the thresholds are moved by the voice of him who is calling, and the house is full of smoke.

World English Bible

The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

Darby Translation

And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Douay-Rheims

And the lintels of the doors were moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the posts of the door were moved at the voice of them that called, and the house was filled with smoke.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the lintel shook at the voice they uttered, and the house was filled with smoke.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπῄρθη τὸ ὑπέρθυρον ἀπὸ τῆς φωνῆς ἧς ἐκέκραγον, καὶ ὁ οἶκος ἐνεπλήσθη καπνοῦ.