1 Kings 6:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 6:27 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 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַכְּרוּבִ֜ים
kᵉrûwb
H3742
cherub
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַבַּ֣יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הַפְּנִימִ֗י
pᵉnîymîy
H6442
inner
וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֮
pâras
H6566
to spread out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כַּנְפֵ֣י
kânâph
H3671
wing
הַכְּרֻבִים֒
kᵉrûwb
H3742
cherub
וַתִּגַּ֤ע
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
כְּנַף
kânâph
H3671
wing
הָֽאֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
בַּקִּ֔יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
וּכְנַף֙
kânâph
H3671
wing
הַכְּר֣וּב
kᵉrûwb
H3742
cherub
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י
shênîy
H8145
second
נֹגַ֖עַת
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בַּקִּ֣יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
הַשֵּׁנִ֑י
shênîy
H8145
second
וְכַנְפֵיהֶם֙
kânâph
H3671
wing
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תּ֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
נֹגְעֹ֖ת
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
כָּנָ֥ף
kânâph
H3671
wing
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּנָֽף
kânâph
H3671
wing
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World English Bible Public Domain
He set the cherubim within the inner house; and the wings of the cherubim were stretched forth, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he put the cherubs in the midst of the inner house. And they spread out the wings of the cherubs, and the wing of the one touched against the wall, and the wing of the second cherub was touching against the second wall. And their wings toward the middle of the house were touching wing to wing.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).