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1 Kings 6:8-10
New English Translation
1 Kings 6:8-10
New English Translation
8 The entrance to the bottom[a] level of side rooms was on the south side of the temple; stairs went up[b] to the middle floor and then on up to the third[c] floor. 9 He finished building the temple[d] and covered it[e] with rafters[f] and boards made of cedar.[g] 10 He built an extension all around the temple; it was 7½ feet high[h] and it was attached to the temple by cedar beams.
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- 1 Kings 6:8 tc The Hebrew text has “middle,” but the remainder of the verse suggests this is an error.
- 1 Kings 6:8 tn Heb “by stairs they went up.” The word translated “stairs” occurs only here. Other options are “trapdoors” or “ladders.”
- 1 Kings 6:8 tc The translation reads with a few medieval Hebrew mss, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate הַשְּׁלִשִׁית (hashelishit, “the third”) rather than MT הַשְּׁלִשִׁים (hashelishim, “the thirty”).
- 1 Kings 6:9 tn Heb “ built the house and completed it.”
- 1 Kings 6:9 tn Heb “the house.”
- 1 Kings 6:9 tn The word occurs only here; the precise meaning is uncertain.
- 1 Kings 6:9 tn Heb “and rows with cedar wood.”
- 1 Kings 6:10 tn Heb “5 cubits.” This must refer to the height of each floor or room.
1 Kings 6:8-10
New International Version
1 Kings 6:8-10
New International Version
8 The entrance to the lowest[a] floor was on the south side of the temple; a stairway led up to the middle level and from there to the third. 9 So he built the temple and completed it, roofing it with beams and cedar(A) planks. 10 And he built the side rooms all along the temple. The height of each was five cubits, and they were attached to the temple by beams of cedar.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 6:8 Septuagint; Hebrew middle
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