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1 Kings 7:47

And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.

KJV

Et posuit Salomon omnia vasa : propter multitudinem autem nimiam non erat pondus æris.

Vulgate

τὴν τεθεμελιωμένην ἐν τιμίοις λίθοις μεγάλοις, λίθοις δεκαπήχεσιν καὶ τοῖς ὀκταπήχεσιν·

LXX

And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: the weight of the brass could not be found out.

ASV

וַ/יַּנַּ֤ח שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת כָּל הַ/כֵּלִ֔ים מֵ/רֹ֖ב מְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד לֹ֥א נֶחְקַ֖ר מִשְׁקַ֥ל הַ/נְּחֹֽשֶׁת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הּ֒
h
noun · 49×
הוּ
hv
verb · 73×
ו
v
noun · 324×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
נְחֹֽשֶׁת
nchsht
noun · 140×
נֶחְקַ֖ר
nchqr
verb · 27×
רֹ֣ב
rb
noun · 149×
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה
shlmh
proper_noun · 280×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 22:3 — And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
  • 1Chr 22:3 — And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
  • 1Chr 22:14 — Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in
  • 2Chr 4:18 — Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
  • 2Kgs 25:14 — And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
  • 2Kgs 25:16 — The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
  • Jer 52:20 — The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.