2 Chronicles 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The polesהַבַּדִּים֒
(hab·bad·dim)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
were so longוַֽיַּאֲרִיכוּ֮
(vai·ya·'a·ri·chu)
748: to be longa prim. root
that the endsרָאשֵׁ֨י
(ra·shei)
7218: heada prim. root
of the polesהַבַּדִּ֤ים
(hab·bad·dim)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
of the arkהָאָרֹון֙
(ha·'a·ro·vn)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
could be seenוַיֵּרָאוּ֩
(vai·ye·ra·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
in frontפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the inner sanctuary,הַדְּבִ֔יר
(had·de·vir,)
1687: perhaps (a place of) speaking (the innermost room of Solomon's temple)perhaps from dabar
but they could not be seenיֵרָא֖וּ
(ye·ra·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
outside;הַח֑וּצָה
(ha·chu·tzah;)
2351: the outside, a streetof uncertain derivation
and they are thereשָׁ֔ם
(sham,)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
to thisהַזֶּֽה׃
(haz·zeh.)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
day.הַיֹּ֥ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And they drew out
'arak  (aw-rak')
to be (causative, make) long -- defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-)long, + (out-, over-)live, tarry (long).
the staves
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
of the ark that the ends
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of the staves
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
were seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
from the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the oracle
dbiyr  (deb-eer')
the shrine or innermost part of the sanctuary -- oracle.
but they were not seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
without
chuwts  (khoots)
abroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.
And there it is unto this day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The poles were so long that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen outside; and they are there to this day.

King James Bible
And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but they were not seen from outside; they are there to this very day.

International Standard Version
but the poles were long enough for their ends to extend to the front of the inner sanctuary, even though they could not be seen from outside. They remain there to this day.

NET Bible
The poles were so long their ends extending out from the ark were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but they could not be seen from beyond that point. They have remained there to this very day.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The poles were so long that their ends could be seen in the holy place by anyone standing in front of the inner room, but they couldn't be seen outside. (They are still there today.)

King James 2000 Bible
And the poles of the ark extended out, so that the ends of the poles were seen from the ark in front of the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen outside. And there it is unto this day.
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