1 Kings 7:10

NETBible

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. 1 

NIV ©

The foundations were laid with large stones of good quality, some measuring ten cubits and some eight.

NASB ©

The foundation was of costly stones, even large stones, stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

NLT ©

Some of the huge foundation stones were 15 feet long, and some were 12 feet long.

MSG ©

The foundation stones were huge, ranging in size from twelve to fifteen feet, and of the very best quality.

BBE ©

And the base was of great masses of highly priced stone, some ten cubits and some eight cubits square.

NRSV ©

The foundation was of costly stones, huge stones, stones of eight and ten cubits.

NKJV ©

The foundation was of costly stones, large stones, some ten cubits and some eight cubits.

KJV
And the foundation
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[was of] costly
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stones
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even great
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stones
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stones
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of ten
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cubits
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and stones
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of eight
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cubits
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NASB ©
The foundation
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was of costly
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stones
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,
even
large
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stones
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, stones
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of ten
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cubits
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and stones
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of eight
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cubits
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.
LXXM
(7:47) thn
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T-ASF
teyemeliwmenhn
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V-RMPAS
en
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PREP
timioiv
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A-DPM
liyoiv
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N-DPM
megaloiv
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A-DPM
liyoiv
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N-DPM
dekaphcesin {A-DPM} kai
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CONJ
toiv
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T-DPM
oktaphcesin {A-DPM}
NET [draft] ITL
The foundation
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was made of large
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valuable
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stones
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, measuring either 15 feet
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or 12 feet
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.
HEBREW
twma
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hnms
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ynbaw
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twma
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rve
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ynba
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twldg
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Mynba
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twrqy
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Mynba
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doymw (7:10)
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NETBible

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet. 1 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits” (it is unclear exactly what dimension is being measured). If both numbers refer to the length of the stones (cf. NCV, CEV, NLT), then perhaps stones of two different sizes were used in some alternating pattern.