1 Kings 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 6:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּבֶן֩
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֶשְׂרִ֨ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
אַמָּ֜ה
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
מירכותי
yᵉrêkâh
H3411
side
מִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤י
yᵉrêkâh
H3411
side
הַבַּ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
בְּצַלְע֣וֹת
tsêlâʻ
H6763
rib
אֲרָזִ֔ים
ʼerez
H730
cedar
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַקַּרְקַ֖ע
qarqaʻ
H7172
floor
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַקִּיר֑וֹת
qîyr
H7023
wall
וַיִּ֤בֶן
bânâh
H1129
to build
לוֹ֙
מִבַּ֣יִת
bayith
H1004
house
לִדְבִ֔יר
dᵉbîyr
H1687
holy of holies
לְקֹ֖דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
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World English Bible Public Domain
He built twenty cubits on the hinder part of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls [of the ceiling]: he built [them] for it within, for an oracle, even for the most holy place.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he built 20 cubits from the recesses of the house with boards of cedar from the floor to the walls. And he built for it on the inside as an inner sanctuary, as the Holy of Holies.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).