1 Kings 6:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The house,הַבָּ֑יִת
(hab·ba·yit;)
1004: a housea prim. root
that is, the naveהַהֵיכָ֥ל
(ha·hei·chol)
1964: a palace, templea prim. root
in frontלִפְנָֽי׃
(lif·nai.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of [the inner sanctuary], was fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים
(ve·'ar·ba·'im)
705: fortyfrom the same as arba
cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖ה
(ba·'am·mah)
520: an ell, a cubitfrom the same as em
[long]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
that is the temple
heykal  (hay-kawl')
a large public building, such as a palace or temple -- palace, temple.
before
liphnay  (lif-nah'ee)
anterior -- before.
it was forty
'arba`iym  (ar-baw-eem')
forty -- forty.
cubits
'ammah  (am-maw')
a mother (i.e. unit of measure, or the fore-arm (below the elbow), i.e. a cubit; also a door-base (as a bond of the entrance)
long
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The house, that is, the nave in front of the inner sanctuary, was forty cubits long.

King James Bible
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The temple, that is, the sanctuary in front of the most holy place, was 60 feet long.

International Standard Version
The rest of the main nave in the front was 40 cubits long.

NET Bible
The main hall in front of the inner sanctuary was 60 feet long.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The 60-foot-long room at the front of the temple served as the main hall.

King James 2000 Bible
And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
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