The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 3:3 Explained

2 Chronicles 3:3

KJV: Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

YLT: And in these hath Solomon been instructed to build the house of God: The length in cubits by the former measure is sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

Darby: And this was Solomon's foundation for the construction of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

ASV: Now these are the foundations which Solomon laid for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon  was instructed  for the building  of the house  of God.  The length  by cubits  after the first  measure  [was] threescore  cubits,  and the breadth  twenty  cubits. 

What does 2 Chronicles 3:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 3

1  The place and time of building the temple
3  The measure and ornaments of the house
11  The cherubim
14  The veil and pillars

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 3:3 mean?

And these [were] laid Solomon for building - the house of God The length [was] by cubits according to the measure former cubits sixty and the width cubits twenty
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הוּסַ֣ד שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה לִבְנ֖וֹת אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים הָאֹ֡רֶךְ אַמּ֞וֹת בַּמִּדָּ֤ה הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙ אַמּ֣וֹת שִׁשִּׁ֔ים וְרֹ֖חַב אַמּ֥וֹת עֶשְׂרִֽים

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙  And  these  [were] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
הוּסַ֣ד  laid 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָסַד 
Sense: to found, fix, establish, lay foundation.
שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה  Solomon 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שְׁלֹמֹה  
Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
לִבְנ֖וֹת  for  building 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: בָּנָה  
Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בֵּ֣ית  the  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
הָאֹ֡רֶךְ  The  length  [was] 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֹרֶךְ  
Sense: length.
אַמּ֞וֹת  by  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
בַּמִּדָּ֤ה  according  to  the  measure 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִדָּה 
Sense: measure, measurement, stature, size, garment.
הָרִֽאשׁוֹנָה֙  former 
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
אַמּ֣וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
שִׁשִּׁ֔ים  sixty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שִׁשִּׁים  
Sense: sixty, three score.
וְרֹ֖חַב  and  the  width 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹחַב  
Sense: breadth, width, expanse.
אַמּ֥וֹת  cubits 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַמָּה 
Sense: cubit—a measure of distance (the forearm), roughly 8 in (.
עֶשְׂרִֽים  twenty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.

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