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2 Chronicles 6:13

Now Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it, knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,
2 Chronicles 6:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־עָשָׂ֨ה שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה כִּיּ֣וֹר נְחֹ֗שֶׁת וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ֮ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעֲזָרָה֒ חָמֵ֨שׁ אַמּ֜וֹת אָרְכּ֗וֹ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ אַמּוֹת֙ רָחְבּ֔וֹ וְאַמּ֥וֹת שָׁל֖וֹשׁ קוֹמָת֑וֹ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד עָלָ֗יו וַיִּבְרַ֤ךְ עַל־בִּרְכָּיו֙ נֶ֚גֶד כָּל־קְהַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ כַּפָּ֖יו הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. עָשָׂ֨ה'a.Sah“he had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  3. שְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.Moh“Solomon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שְׁלֹמֹה · “Solomon” · Strong's H8010
  4. כִּיּ֣וֹרki.Yor“a platform of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כִּיֹּר · “basin” · Strong's H3595
  5. נְחֹ֗שֶׁתne.Cho.shet“bronze”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְחֹ֫שֶׁת · “bronze” · Strong's H5178A
  6. וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ֮vai.yi.te.ne.Hu“and he had put it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  7. בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  8. הָעֲזָרָה֒ha.'a.za.Rah“the precinct”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲזָרָה · “enclosure” · Strong's H5835
  9. חָמֵ֨שׁcha.Mesh“[was] five”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  10. אַמּ֜וֹת'a.Mot“cubits”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  11. אָרְכּ֗וֹ'a.re.Ko“length its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫רֶךְ · “length” · Strong's H0753
  12. וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.Mesh“and [was] five”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  13. אַמּוֹת֙'a.mOt“cubits”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  14. רָחְבּ֔וֹra.che.Bo“breadth its”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹ֫חַב · “width” · Strong's H7341
  15. וְאַמּ֥וֹתve.'a.Mot“and [was] cubits”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אַמָּה · “cubit” · Strong's H0520A
  16. שָׁל֖וֹשׁsha.Lo.osh“three”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  17. קוֹמָת֑וֹko.ma.To“height its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוֹמָה · “height” · Strong's H6967
  18. וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.Mod“and he stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  19. עָלָ֗יו'a.Lav“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. וַיִּבְרַ֤ךְvai.yiv.Rakh“and he knelt down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  21. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  22. בִּרְכָּיו֙bir.Kav“knees his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֶּ֫רֶךְ · “knee” · Strong's H1290
  23. נֶ֚גֶדNe.ged“before”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
  24. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  25. קְהַ֣לke.Hal“[the] assembly of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָהָל · “assembly” · Strong's H6951
  26. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  27. וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.Ros“and he spread out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַשׂ · “to spread” · Strong's H6566
  28. כַּפָּ֖יוka.Pav“hands his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
  29. הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ha.sha.Ma.ye.mah“the heavens towards”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute + Suffix, directional · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)