Verse List for 2 CHR 4:4

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OET (OET-RV) Supporting ‘The Sea’ were twelve large cast bulls—facing outwards, with three facing each of the four compass points.

OET-LV it_was_standing on two _plus ten ox[en] three were_turning northward_to and_three were_turning westward_to and_three were_turning southward_to and_three were_turning eastward_to and_the_sea was_on_them from_to_above and_all hindquarters _of_their inside_were_to_the.

ULT Standing on 12 oxen, three turned to the north, and 3 turned to the west, and 3 turned to the south, and three turned to the east. And the Sea was on them above, and all their hindquarters to the house.

UST “The Sea” was set on twelve large figures of bulls, with the bulls facing outward. Three bulls faced north, three faced west, three faced south, and three faced east.

BSB & MSB [The Sea] stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. [The Sea] rested on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center.

OEB No OEB 2 CHR book available

WEBBE & WMBB It stood on twelve oxen, three looking towards the north, three looking towards the west, three looking towards the south, and three looking towards the east; and the sea was set on them above, and all their hindquarters were inward.

NET “The Sea” stood on top of twelve bulls. Three faced northward, three westward, three southward, and three eastward. “The Sea” was placed on top of them, and they all faced outward.

LSV It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea [is] on them above, and all their back parts [are] within.

FBV The Sea was supported by twelve statues of bulls three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The Sea was placed on them, with their rears toward the center.

T4T The basin was set on twelve statues of bulls. There were three statues that faced north, three that faced west, three that faced south, and three that faced east.

LEB It was standing upon twelve oxen, three facing north, and three facing west, and three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set upon them from above, and all their hindquarters faced _⌊inward_⌋.[fn]

BBE It was supported on twelve oxen, three facing to the north, three to the west, three to the south, and three to the east, the water-vessel resting on top of them; their back parts were all turned to the middle of it.

Moff which rested on twelve bulls, three facing the north, three facing the west, three facing the south, and three facing the east; the tank was placed on their backs, their haunches being turned inwards.

JPS It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

ASV It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

DRA And the oxen were cast: and the sea itself was set upon the twelve oxen, three of which looked toward the north, and other three toward the west: and other three toward the south, and the other three that remained toward the east, and the sea stood upon them: and the hinder parts of the oxen were inward under the sea.

YLT It is standing on twelve oxen, three facing the north, and three facing the west, and three facing the south, and three facing the east, and the sea [is] upon them above, and all their hinder parts [are] within.

Drby It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

RV It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.
(It stood upon twelve oxes, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.)

SLT Standing upon twelve oxen, three looking to the north, and three looking to the sea, and three looking to the south, and three looking to the sunrising: and the sea upon them from above, and all their back parts within.

Wbstr It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking towards the north, and three looking towards the west, and three looking towards the south, and three looking towards the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

KJB-1769 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
(It stood upon twelve oxes, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.)

KJB-1611 It stood vpon twelue oxen: three looking toward the North, and three looking toward the West, and three looking toward the South, and three looking toward the East: and the Sea was set aboue vpon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And it stoode also vpon twelue oxen: three loked towarde the north, three towarde the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east: and the lauatorie was set vpon them, and all their backes were towarde the lauatorie.
(And it stood also upon twelve oxes: three looked toward the north, three toward the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east: and the lauatorie was set upon them, and all their backs were toward the lauatorie.)

Gnva It stoode vpon twelue oxen: three looked toward the North, and three looked towarde the West, and three looked towarde the South, and three looked towarde the East, and the Sea stoode about vpon them, and all their hinder parts were inwarde.
(It stood upon twelve oxes: three looked toward the North, and three looked toward the West, and three looked toward the South, and three looked toward the East, and the Sea stood about upon them, and all their hinder parts were inwarde.)

Cvdl It stode so vpon the bullockes, that thre were turned towarde the north, thre towarde the west, thre towarde the south, and thre towarde the east, and the lauer aboue vpon them, and all their hynder partes were on the ynsyde.
(It stood so upon the bullocks, that three were turned toward the north, three toward the west, three toward the south, and three toward the east, and the laver above upon them, and all their hinder parts were on the ynsyde.)

Wycl And thilke see was set on twelue oxis, of whiche oxis thre bihelden to the north, and othere thre to the west, sotheli thre othere bihelden the south, and thre `that weren residue bihelden the eest, and hadden the see set aboue; but the hyndrere partis of the oxis weren with ynne vndur the see.
(And that see was set on twelve oxes, of which oxes three beheld to the north, and other three to the west, truly three other beheld the south, and three that were residue beheld the east, and had the sea set above; but the hyndrere parts of the oxes were within under the sea.)

Luth Es stund aber also auf den zwölf Ochsen, daß drei gewandt waren gegen Mitternacht, drei gegen Abend, drei gegen Mittag und drei gegen Morgen und das Meer oben auf ihnen; und all ihr Hinterstes war inwendig.
(It stood but also on/in/to the twelve oxen, that three skillful were to/against midnight, three to/against evening/night, three to/against midday and three to/against morning and the sea above/overhead on/in/to to_them; and all you(pl)/their/her Hinterstes what/which inside.)

ClVg et ipsum mare super duodecim boves impositum erat, quorum tres respiciebant ad aquilonem, et alii tres ad occidentem: porro tres alii meridiem, et tres qui reliqui erant, orientem, habentes mare superpositum: posteriora autem boum erant intrinsecus sub mari.[fn]
(and him the_sea over twelve cattle impositum was, whose three respiciebant to the_north, and others three to west: besides/further three others south, and three who/which I_left they_were, east, having the_sea superpositum: posteriora however ox/bull they_were internally/inwards under of_the_sea.)

UHB עוֹמֵ֞ד עַל־שְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣ר בָּקָ֗ר שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה פֹנִ֣ים ׀ צָפ֡וֹנָ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלוֹשָׁה֩ פֹנִ֨ים ׀ יָ֜מָּ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה ׀ פֹּנִ֣ים נֶ֗גְבָּ⁠ה וּ⁠שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ פֹּנִ֣ים מִזְרָ֔חָ⁠ה וְ⁠הַ⁠יָּ֥ם עֲלֵי⁠הֶ֖ם מִ⁠לְ⁠מָ֑עְלָ⁠ה וְ⁠כָל־אֲחֹרֵי⁠הֶ֖ם בָּֽיְתָ⁠ה׃ ‡

BrLXX ᾗ ἐποίησαν αὐτοὺς δώδεκα μόσχους, οἱ τρεῖς βλέποντες Βοῤῥᾶν, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς δυσμὰς, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς Νότον, καὶ οἱ τρεῖς κατʼ ἀνατολὰς, καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ἐπʼ αὐτῶν ἄνω, ἦσαν τὰ ὀπίσθια αὐτῶν ἔσω.

BrTr wherein they made them twelve calves,—three looking northwards, and three westwards, and three southwards, and three eastwards: and the sea was upon them above, and their hinder parts were inward.

Verse List for 2 CHR 4:4

Verse List for 2 CHR 4:4