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1 Kings 7:10

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

KJV

Fundamenta autem de lapidibus pretiosis, lapidibus magnis, decem sive octo cubitorum.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐποίησεν τὴν θάλασσαν δέκα ἐν πήχει ἀπὸ τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς ἕως τοῦ χείλους αὐτῆς, στρογγὺλον κὺκλῳ τὸ αὐτό· πέντε ἐν πήχει τὸ ὕψος αὐτῆς καὶ συνηγμένοι τρεῖς καὶ τριάκοντα ἐν πήχει.

LXX

And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

ASV

וּ/מְיֻסָּ֕ד אֲבָנִ֥ים יְקָר֖וֹת אֲבָנִ֣ים גְּדֹל֑וֹת אַבְנֵי֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמּ֔וֹת וְ/אַבְנֵ֖י שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה אַמּֽוֹת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣בֶן
'bn
noun · 267×
אַמָּ֔ה
'mh
noun · 249×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
הּ
h
verb · 41×
יְקָרָ֑ה
yqrh
noun · 35×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Rev 21:19 — And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;