1 Kings 7:39

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

Complete Jewish Bible:

He arranged five of the trolleys on the right side of the house and five on the left side. The Sea he placed on the right side of the house, toward the southeast.

Berean Standard Bible:

He set five stands on the south side of the temple and five on the north, and he put the Sea on the south side, at the southeast corner of the temple.

American Standard Version:

And he set the bases, five on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward, toward the south.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And he put{H5414} five{H2568} bases{H4350} on the right{H3225} side{H3802} of the house{H1004}, and five{H2568} on the left{H8040} side{H3802} of the house{H1004}: and he set{H5414} the sea{H3220} on the right{H3233} side{H3802} of the house{H1004} eastward{H6924} over against{H4136} the south{H5045}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Chronicles 4:6

  • He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea [was] for the priests to wash in.

2 Chronicles 4:10

  • And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 7:39

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H5414
    There are 1816 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָתַן
    Transliteration: nâthan
    Pronunciation: naw-than'
    Description: a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
  2. Strong's Number: H2568
    There are 273 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָמֵשׁ
    Transliteration: châmêsh
    Pronunciation: khaw-maysh'
    Description: masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
  3. Strong's Number: H4350
    There are 18 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְכוֹנָה
    Transliteration: mᵉkôwnâh
    Pronunciation: mek-o-naw'
    Description: or מְכֹנָה; feminine of מָכוֹן; a pedestal, also a spot; base.
  4. Strong's Number: H3225
    There are 133 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָמִין
    Transliteration: yâmîyn
    Pronunciation: yaw-meen'
    Description: from יָמַן; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south; [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
  5. Strong's Number: H3802
    There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּתֵף
    Transliteration: kâthêph
    Pronunciation: kaw-thafe'
    Description: from an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anything; arm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.
  6. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  7. Strong's Number: H8040
    There are 53 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׂמֹאול
    Transliteration: sᵉmôʼwl
    Pronunciation: sem-ole'
    Description: or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as שִׂמְלָה (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand; left (hand, side).
  8. Strong's Number: H3220
    There are 339 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יָם
    Transliteration: yâm
    Pronunciation: yawm
    Description: from an unused root meaning to roar; a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the south; sea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
  9. Strong's Number: H3233
    There are 19 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יְמָנִי
    Transliteration: yᵉmânîy
    Pronunciation: yem-aw-nee'
    Description: from יָמַן; right (i.e. at the right hand); (on the) right (hand).
  10. Strong's Number: H6924
    There are 83 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קֶדֶם
    Transliteration: qedem
    Pronunciation: keh'-dem
    Description: or קֵדְמָה; from קָדַם; the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward); aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare קִדְמָה.
  11. Strong's Number: H4136
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוּל
    Transliteration: mûwl
    Pronunciation: mool
    Description: or מוֹל; (Deuteronomy 1:1), or מוֹאל; (Nehemiah 12:38), or מֻל; (Numbers 22:5), from מוּל; properly, abrupt, i.e. a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite; (over) against, before, (fore-) front, from, (God-) ward, toward, with.
  12. Strong's Number: H5045
    There are 98 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֶגֶב
    Transliteration: negeb
    Pronunciation: neh'-gheb
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be parched; the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine); south (country, side, -ward).