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Berean Standard Bible

“The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.”

1 Kings 6:3

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.

World English Bible (WEB)

The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house. Ten cubits was its width in front of the house.

King James Version (KJV)

And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; [and] ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The covered way before the Temple of the house was twenty cubits long, as wide as the house, and ten cubits wide in front of the house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el pórtico delante del templo de la casa, de veinte codos de largo, según la anchura de la casa, y su ancho era de diez codos delante de la casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

A lo largo del frente había un pórtico de nueve metros de largo, y cuatro metros y medio de ancho.

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