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1 Kings 7:5

What does 1 Kings 7:5 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 7:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And all the doors and posts were made square with beams: and window was over against window in three ranks.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And all the doors and windows had square frames, with the windows facing one another in three lines.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And all the openings and the side-posts <FI>are<Fi> square--windows; and sight <FI>is<Fi> over-against sight three times.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And looking one upon another, with equal space between the pillars, and over the pillars were square beams in all things equal.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And all the doors and posts were square, with an architrave; and window was against window in three ranks.

Context

v.4And there were beams in three rows, and window was over against window in three ranks.

v.5This passage

v.6And he made the porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits; and a porch before them; and pillars and a threshold before them.

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