1 Kings 7:15 — Compare 3 English translations

1 Kings 7:15 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 →

וַיָּ֛צַר tsûwr H6696 to besiege אֶת ʼêth H853 - שְׁנֵ֥י shᵉnayim H8147 two הָעַמּוּדִ֖ים ʻammûwd H5982 pillar נְחֹ֑שֶׁת nᵉchôsheth H5178 bronze שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה shᵉmôneh H8083 eight עֶשְׂרֵ֜ה ʻâsâr H6240 teen אַמָּ֗ה ʼammâh H520 cubit קוֹמַת֙ qôwmâh H6967 height הָעַמּ֣וּד ʻammûwd H5982 pillar הָאֶחָ֔ד ʼechâd H259 one וְחוּט֙ chûwṭ H2339 thread שְׁתֵּים shᵉnayim H8147 two עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה ʻâsâr H6240 teen אַמָּ֔ה ʼammâh H520 cubit יָסֹ֖ב çâbab H5437 to turn around אֶת ʼêth H853 - הָעַמּ֥וּד ʻammûwd H5982 pillar הַשֵּׁנִֽי shênîy H8145 second

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World English Bible Public Domain

For he fashioned the two pillars of brass, eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits compassed either of them about.
King James Version Public Domain

For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And he fashioned two bronze pillars. 18 cubits the height of the one pillar, and a cord of 12 cubits surrounded the second pillar.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

1 Kings 7:15 — compare English translations

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