1 Kings 6:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 6:7 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 →
וְהַבַּ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶֽבֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
שְׁלֵמָ֥ה
shâlêm
H8003
complete
מַסָּ֖ע
maççâʻ
H4551
quarry
נִבְנָ֑ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
וּמַקָּב֤וֹת
maqqâbâh
H4717
hammer
וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙
garzen
H1631
axe
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
כְּלִ֣י
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
בַרְזֶ֔ל
barzel
H1270
iron
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִשְׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בַּבַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ
bânâh
H1129
to build
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World English Bible Public Domain
The house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready at the quarry; and there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the house, in its being built, was built finished stone a quarry. So hammers or the chisel, any implement of iron, was not heard in the house in its being built.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).