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And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. (KJV)
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וַֽיַּאֲרִכוּ֮vai.ya.'a.ri.Khuand they were long
Lemma: אָרַךְ (a.rakh) · Strong's: H0748
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to prolong
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:8, Exodus 20:12, Numbers 9:19, Numbers 9:22, Deuteronomy 4:26, Deuteronomy 4:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0748; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 1
הַבַּדִּים֒ha.ba.Dimthe poles
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: alone: pole
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 2
וַיֵּרָאוּ֩vai.ye.ra.'Uand they were visible
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 3
רָאשֵׁ֨יra.Shei[the] heads of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 4
הַבַּדִּ֤יםha.ba.Dimthe poles
Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0905G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: alone: pole
Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:14, Exodus 25:15, Exodus 25:27, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0905G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 5
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 6
הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshthe holy place
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944J
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Holy Place
Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 26:33, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30, Exodus 31:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944J; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 8
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 9
הַדְּבִ֔ירha.de.Virthe innermost room
Lemma: דְּבִיר (de.vir) · Strong's: H1687
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sanctuary
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Kings 6:5, 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1687; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 10
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 11
יֵרָא֖וּye.ra.'Uthey were visible
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 12
הַח֑וּצָהha.Chu.tzahthe outside towards
Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: outside
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 13
וַיִּ֣הְיוּvai.Yih.yuand they have been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 14
שָׁ֔םShamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 15
עַ֖ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 16
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 17
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 1 Kings 8:8 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The poles | → | בַּד H0905G alone: pole |
| extended far enough | → | אָרַךְ H0748 to prolong |
| that their | → | בַּד H0905G alone: pole |
| ends | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| were visible | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the Holy Place | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944J Holy Place |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| front | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| of the inner sanctuary | → | דְּבִיר H1687 sanctuary |
| but not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| from outside [the Holy Place] | → | חוּץ H2351 outside |
| and they are | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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