Verse 17

{ "verseID": "1 Kings.6.17", "source": "וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים בָּאַמָּ֖ה הָיָ֣ה הַבָּ֑יִת ה֖וּא הַהֵיכָ֥ל לִפְנָֽי", "text": "And-forty by-the-*ʾămmāh* *hāyāh* the-*băyit*; he the-*hêkāl* *lipnāy*", "grammar": { "*ʾămmāh*": "feminine singular - cubit (unit of measurement)", "*hāyāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*băyit*": "masculine singular definite - the house/temple", "*hêkāl*": "masculine singular definite - the temple/palace/main hall", "*lipnāy*": "preposition + noun - before/in front" }, "variants": { "*hêkāl*": "temple/palace/main hall/nave", "*lipnāy*": "before me/in front/in front of the sanctuary" } }

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