Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe temple was constructed using finished stones cut at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any other iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. Young's Literal Translation And the house, in its being built, of perfect stone brought [thither] hath been built, and hammer, and the axe—any instrument of iron—was not heard in the house, in its being built. King James Bible And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. Hebrew The templeוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ (wə·hab·ba·yiṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house was constructed בְּהִבָּ֣נֹת֔וֹ (bə·hib·bā·nō·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build using נִבְנָ֑ה (niḇ·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build finished שְׁלֵמָ֥ה (šə·lê·māh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 8003: Complete, safe, at peace stones אֶֽבֶן־ (’e·ḇen-) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 68: A stone cut at the quarry, מַסָּ֖ע (mas·sā‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4551: A quarry or quarrying so that no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no hammer, וּמַקָּב֤וֹת (ū·maq·qā·ḇō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4717: A perforatrix, a hammer chisel, וְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ (wə·hag·gar·zen) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1631: An axe or any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every iron בַרְזֶ֔ל (ḇar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement tool כְּלִ֣י (kə·lî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus was heard נִשְׁמַ֥ע (niš·ma‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently in the temple בַּבַּ֖יִת (bab·ba·yiṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house while it was being built. בְּהִבָּנֹתֽוֹ׃ (bə·hib·bā·nō·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build |
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