1 Kings 7:38 — Compare 3 English translations

1 Kings 7:38 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 →

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ ʻâsâh H6213 to do עֲשָׂרָ֥ה ʻeser H6235 ten כִיֹּר֖וֹת kîyôwr H3595 pot נְחֹ֑שֶׁת nᵉchôsheth H5178 bronze אַרְבָּעִ֨ים ʼarbâʻîym H705 forty בַּ֜ת bath H1324 bath יָכִ֣יל kûwl H3557 to contain הַכִּיּ֣וֹר kîyôwr H3595 pot הָאֶחָ֗ד ʼechâd H259 one אַרְבַּ֤ע ʼarbaʻ H702 four בָּֽאַמָּה֙ ʼammâh H520 cubit הַכִּיּ֣וֹר kîyôwr H3595 pot הָאֶחָ֔ד ʼechâd H259 one כִּיּ֤וֹר kîyôwr H3595 pot אֶחָד֙ ʼechâd H259 one עַל ʻal H5921 upon הַמְּכוֹנָ֣ה mᵉkôwnâh H4350 pedestal הָאַחַ֔ת ʼechâd H259 one לְעֶ֖שֶׂר ʻeser H6235 ten הַמְּכֹנֽוֹת mᵉkôwnâh H4350 pedestal

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World English Bible Public Domain

He made ten basins of brass: one basin contained forty baths; and every basin was four cubits; and on very one of the ten bases one basin.
King James Version Public Domain

Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And he made ten bronze basins. One basin contained 40 baths. One basin four by the cubit. One basin on one stand, for the ten stands.

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1 Kings 7:38 — compare English translations

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