1 Kings 7:31 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

Its mouth within the capital projected upward a cubit, and its mouth was round like the work of a pedestal, a cubit and a half. Also upon its mouth were carvings, and their borders were square, not round.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The opening to each stand inside the crown at the top was one cubit deep, with a round opening like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half wide. And around its opening were engravings, but the panels of the stands were square, not round.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

And the water cart’s opening inside the crown on top was eighteen inches wide. The opening was round, made as a pedestal twenty-seven inches wide. On it were carvings, but their frames were square, not round.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

On the top of the cart there was a round piece which held a bowl. This piece was 50 centimetres deep and 75 centimetres across. Hiram cut pictures into the metal all around it. The bronze sides of the carts were square. They were not round.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There was a frame around the top with an opening for the bowl. The frame was 1 cubit tall, and the opening was 1?cubits in diameter. There were designs carved into the bronze on the frame. The frame was square, not round.

Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings, and its panels were square, not round.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There was a circular frame on top for the basin. It projected upward 18 inches from the top of the cart and 7 inches down into it. It had carvings around it.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Each had a 1 1/2-foot-deep opening in the center to the circular frame on top. The opening was round, formed like a pedestal, and was two feet {wide}. Around the opening there were engravings. But the panels were square, not round.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

And the water cart's opening inside the crown on top was 18 inches wide. The opening was round, made as a pedestal 27 inches wide. On it were carvings, but their frames were square, not round.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

And its opening inside the capital at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the workmanship of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Its opening was within a crown that projected upward one cubit. Its opening was round, like the work of a pedestal, one cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were engravings, and its panels were four-sided, not round.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

This was surmounted by a crown one cubit high within which was a rounded opening to provide a receptacle a cubit and a half in depth. There was carved work at the opening, on panels that were angular, not curved.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Inside the stand was a round opening that was a foot-and-a-half deep; it had a support that was two and one-quarter feet long. On the edge of the opening were carvings in square frames.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

There was a round opening on the inside of each stand. The opening had a frame that was 18 inches deep. The sides were 27 inches high from the top of the opening to the bottom of the base. There was carving around the opening. The sides of the stands were square, not round.

English NIV

On the inside of the stand there was an opening that had a circular frame one cubit deep. This opening was round, and with its basework it measured a cubit and a half. Around its opening there was engraving. The panels of the stands were square, not round.

English NKJ 1982

Its opening inside the crown at the top was one cubit in diameter; and the opening was round, shaped like a pedestal, one and a half cubits in outside diameter; and also on the opening were engravings, but the panels were square, not round.

English NLT

The top of each cart had a circular frame for the basin. It projected 1 1/2 feet above the cart's top like a round pedestal, and its opening was 2 1/4 feet across; it was decorated on the outside with carvings of wreaths. The panels of the carts were square, not round.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Its opening was within the crown whose height was one cubit; its opening was round, as a pedestal is made; it was a cubit and a half wide. At its opening there were carvings; its borders were four-sided, not round.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Its opening was within a crown which projected upward one cubit; its opening was round, as a pedestal is made, a cubit and a half deep. At its opening there were carvings; and its panels were square, not round.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The top of each stand was a round piece 1 1/2 feet high. Its center was concave, 2 1/4 feet deep, decorated on the outside with wreaths. Its panels were square, not round.

English Tyndale 1537

And the stalk of the lavatory was in the middle of the bottom one cubit high, and a cubit and a half round, and it had knops thereon in the bare places which were foursquare not round.