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1 Kings 6:20

And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.

KJV

Porro oraculum habebat viginti cubitos longitudinis, et viginti cubitos latitudinis, et viginti cubitos altitudinis : et operuit illud atque vestivit auro purissimo : sed et altare vestivit cedro.

Vulgate

καὶ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν χρυσίῳ συνκεκλεισμένῳ· καὶ ἐποίησεν θυσιαστήριον κατὰ πρόσωπον τοῦ δαβεὶρ καὶ περιέσχεν αὐτὸν χρυσίῳ.

LXX

And within the oracle was a space of twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof; and he overlaid it with pure gold: and he covered the altar with cedar.

ASV

וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֣י הַ/דְּבִ֡יר עֶשְׂרִים֩ אַמָּ֨ה אֹ֜רֶךְ וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֧ים אַמָּ֣ה רֹ֗חַב וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֤ים אַמָּה֙ קֽוֹמָת֔/וֹ וַ/יְצַפֵּ֖/הוּ זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר וַ/יְצַ֥ף מִזְבֵּ֖חַ אָֽרֶז

Hebrew

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In this verse

Symbols Gold

In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָזִ֔ים
'rzym
noun · 70×
אַמָּ֔ה
'mh
noun · 249×
דְּבִ֔יר
dbyr
noun · 16×
וֹ
v
noun · 95×
וֹ
v
noun · 46×
זָהָ֖ב
zhb
noun · 388×
יְצַ֥ף
ytsp
verb · 47×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
סָג֑וּר
sgvr
verb · 91×
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
'shrym
adjective · 313×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רֹ֖חַב
rchb
noun · 101×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 3:7 — He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls.
  • Ezek 41:4 — So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place.
  • Ezek 41:22 — The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table
  • Hag 2:8 — The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
  • Rev 21:21 — And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.