1 Kings 7:31
“And the mouth of it within the chapiter, and aboue, was a cubite: but the mouth thereof was round after the worke of the base, a cubite and an halfe: and also vpon the mouth of it were grauings with their borders, foure square not round.”
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1 Kings 7:31 Context
29And on the borders that were betweene the ledges were lyons, oxen, and Cherubims: and vpon the ledges there was a base aboue: and beneath the lyons and oxen were certaine additions made of thinne worke. 30And euery base had foure brasen wheeles, and plates of brasse: and the foure corners therof had vndersetters: vnder the lauer were vndersetters molten, at the side of euery addition. 31And the mouth of it within the chapiter, and aboue, was a cubite: but the mouth thereof was round after the worke of the base, a cubite and an halfe: and also vpon the mouth of it were grauings with their borders, foure square not round. 32And vnder the borders were foure wheeles: & the axletrees of the wheeles were ioyned to the base, and the height of a wheele was a cubite and halfe a cubite. 33And the worke of the wheeles was like the worke of a charet wheele: their axletrees and their naues, and their felloes, and their spokes were all molten.
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Other Translations for 1 Kings 7:31
And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above [was] a cubit: but the mouth thereof [was] round [after] the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it [were] gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
- King James Version
Its opening inside the crown at the top {was} a cubit, and its opening {was} round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening {there were} engravings, and their borders were square, not round.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.
- American Standard Version (1901)
The mouth of it inside the angle-plate was one cubit across; it was round like a pillar, a cubit and a half across; it had designs cut on it; the sides were square, not round.
- Basic English Bible
And the mouth of it within the crown and above was a cubit; and its mouth was rounded, [as] the work of the base, a cubit and a half; and also upon its mouth was sculpture; but their panels were square, not round.
- Darby Bible
And the mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: but the mouth of it was round after the work of the base, a cubit and a half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
- Webster's Bible
The mouth of it within the capital and above was a cubit: and its mouth was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its mouth were engravings, and their panels were foursquare, not round.
- World English Bible
And its mouth within the chapiter and above [is] by the cubit, and its mouth [is] round, the work of the base, a cubit and half a cubit; and also on its mouth [are] carvings and their borders, square, not round.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the mouth of it within the crown and above was a cubit high; and the mouth thereof was round after the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also upon the mouth of it were gravings; and their borders were foursquare, not round.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 7:31
7:31 The mouth - So he calls that part in the top of the base whichwas left hollow, that the foot of the laver might be let into it.The chapiter - Within the little base, which he calls the chapiter,because it rose up from, and stood above the great base. Above - Abovethe chapiter; for the mouth went up, and grew wider like a funnel.A cubit - In height, ver.#35|, whereof half a cubit was above thechapiter or little base, and the other half below it.A cubit and half - In compass. Four square - So the innermost part,called the mouth, was round, but the outward part was square, as when acircle is made within a quadrangle.