King James Version
1 Kings 7:10 in the King James Version says “And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.”
1 Kings 7:10 · KJV
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the foundation”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
“cubits”
H520properly, 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)
“of eight”
H8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
“cubits”
H520properly, 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)
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