1 Kings 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 6:20 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 →
וְלִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַדְּבִ֡יר
dᵉbîyr
H1687
holy of holies
עֶשְׂרִים֩
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
אַמָּ֨ה
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
אֹ֜רֶךְ
ʼôrek
H753
length
וְעֶשְׂרִ֧ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
אַמָּ֣ה
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
רֹ֗חַב
rôchab
H7341
breadth
וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
אַמָּה֙
ʼammâh
H520
cubit
קֽוֹמָת֔וֹ
qôwmâh
H6967
height
וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ
tsâphâh
H6823
to overlay
זָהָ֣ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
סָג֑וּר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
וַיְצַ֥ף
tsâphâh
H6823
to overlay
מִזְבֵּ֖חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
אָֽרֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
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World English Bible Public Domain
Within the oracle was [a space of] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height of it; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the interior of the inner sanctuary, 20 cubits length and 20 cubits width, and 20 cubits its height. And he overlaid it pure gold, and he overlaid an altar cedar.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).