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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 2CH 3:3 verse available
OET-LV And_these [are]_the_founding of_Shəlmoh for_building DOM the_house the_ʼₑlhīmv the_length cubits in/on/at/with_standard the_old [was]_cubits sixty and_width [was]_cubits twenty.
UHB וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הוּסַ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לִבְנ֖וֹת אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים הָאֹ֡רֶךְ אַמּ֞וֹת בַּמִּדָּ֤ה הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ אַמּ֣וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֔ים וְרֹ֖חַב אַמּ֥וֹת עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ‡
(vəʼēlleh hūşad shəlomoh liⱱənōt ʼet-bēyt hāʼₑlohiym hāʼorek ʼammōt bammiddāh hāriʼshōnāh ʼammōt shishshiym vəroḩaⱱ ʼammōt ˊesriym.)
Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And these were the founding of Solomon to build the house of God, the length in cubits by the former measure, 60 cubits, and the width 20 cubits.
UST The foundation of the temple was twenty-seven meters long and nine meters wide.
BSB § The foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide,[fn] according to the old standard.[fn]
3:3 The foundation was approximately 90 feet long and 30 feet wide (27.4 meters long and 9.1 meters wide).
3:3 The old standard of measurement was a cubit equal to 18 inches or 45.7 centimeters. The new standard, a cubit of approximately 21 inches or 53.3 centimeters (the long cubit) is the basic unit of length throughout Ezekiel 40 to 48.
OEB No OEB 2CH book available
WEB Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of God’s house: the length by cubits[fn] after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the width twenty cubits.
3:3 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
NET Solomon laid the foundation for God’s temple; its length (determined according to the old standard of measure) was 90 feet, and its width 30 feet.
LSV And [in] these Solomon has been instructed to build the house of God: the length [in] cubits by the former measure [is] sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
FBV The size of the foundation Solomon laid for the Temple of God was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide, (according to the old cubit measurement).
T4T The foundation of the temple was about 90 feet long and 30 feet wide.
LEB Now these were the measurements of Solomon for building the house of God: the length in cubits by the former measurement was sixty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits.
BBE And Solomon put the base of the house of God in position; by the older measure it was sixty cubits long and twenty cubits wide.
MOF No MOF 2CH book available
JPS Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the ancient measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
ASV Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
DRA Now these are the foundations, which Solomon laid, to build the house of God, the length by the first measure sixty cubits, the breadth twenty cubits.
YLT And [in] these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length [in] cubits by the former measure [is] sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
DBY And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of [fn]God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
3.3 Elohim
RV Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
WBS Now these are the things in which Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
KJB ¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.[fn]
(¶ Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.)
3.3 instructed: Heb. founded
BB And these are the patternes whereby Solomon was instruct to buylde the house of God: The length was threescore cubites after the olde measure, and the breadth twentie cubites.
(And these are the patternes whereby Solomon was instruct to buylde the house of God: The length was threescore cubites after the old measure, and the breadth twenty cubites.)
GNV And these are the measures, whereon Salomon grounded to buylde the house of God: the length of cubites after the first measure was threescore cubites, and the breadth twenty cubites:
(And these are the measures, whereon Salomon groundd to buylde the house of God: the length of cubites after the first measure was threescore cubites, and the breadth twenty cubites: )
CB And so layed Salomon the foundacion to buylde the house of God: first the length thre score cubytes, the bredth twentye cubites
(And so laid Salomon the foundacion to buylde the house of God: first the length three score cubytes, the bredth twenty cubites)
WYC And these weren the foundementis, whiche Salomon settide, that he schulde bilde the hous of God; sixti cubitis of lengthe in the firste mesure, twenti cubitis of breede.
(And these were the foundementis, which Salomon settide, that he should bilde the house of God; sixti cubitis of lengthe in the first measure, twenty cubitis of breede.)
LUT Und also legte Salomo den Grund, zu bauen das Haus Gottes; am ersten die Länge sechzig Ellen, die Weite zwanzig Ellen.
(And also legte Salomo the Grund, to bauen the Haus God’s; in/at/on_the ersten the Länge sechzig Ellen, the Weite zwanzig Ellen.)
CLV Et hæc sunt fundamenta quæ jecit Salomon, ut ædificaret domum Dei: longitudinis cubitos in mensura prima sexaginta, latitudinis cubitos viginti.
(And this are fundamenta which yecit Salomon, as ædificaret home God: longitudinis cubitos in mensura prima sexaginta, latitudinis cubitos viginti. )
BRN And thus Solomon began to build the house of God: the length in cubits—even the first measurement from end to end, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
BrLXX Καὶ ταῦτα ἤρξατο Σαλωμὼν τοῦ οἰκοδομῆσαι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Θεοῦ· μῆκος πήχεων ἡ διαμέτρησις ἡ πρώτη πήχεων ἑξήκοντα, καὶ εὖρος πήχεων εἴκοσι.
(Kai tauta aʸrxato Salōmōn tou oikodomaʸsai ton oikon tou Theou; maʸkos paʸⱪeōn haʸ diametraʸsis haʸ prōtaʸ paʸⱪeōn hexaʸkonta, kai euros paʸⱪeōn eikosi. )
3:1-4a Although in Chronicles the Temple is the central topic of Solomon’s reign, attention to its actual architecture and furnishings is considerably less than that found in Kings (e.g., 1 Kgs 6:2-10).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) that Solomon laid
(Some words not found in UHB: and=these foundations Shəlmoh for,building DOM house_of the=ʼₑlhīmv the,length cubits in/on/at/with,standard the,old cubits sixty and,width cubits twenty )
The readers should understand that Solomon probably commanded other people to do the actual work. Alternate translation: “that Solomon’s workers laid”
(Occurrence 0) Now
(Some words not found in UHB: and=these foundations Shəlmoh for,building DOM house_of the=ʼₑlhīmv the,length cubits in/on/at/with,standard the,old cubits sixty and,width cubits twenty )
This word is used here to mark a break in the main story line. Here the narrator begins to explain the dimensions and the design of the temple.
Note 2 topic: translate-numbers
(Occurrence 0) sixty cubits … twenty cubits
(Some words not found in UHB: and=these foundations Shəlmoh for,building DOM house_of the=ʼₑlhīmv the,length cubits in/on/at/with,standard the,old cubits sixty and,width cubits twenty )
“60 cubits … 20 cubits.” A cubit is 46 centimeters. Alternate translation: “27.6 meters long … 9.2 meters” (See also: translate-bdistance)