Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd with the stones, Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed. Young's Literal Translation and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar. King James Bible And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. Hebrew And with the stones,הָאֲבָנִ֛ים (hā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 68: A stone [Elijah] built וַיִּבְנֶ֧ה (way·yiḇ·neh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build an altar מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (miz·bê·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar in the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Then he dug וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make a trench תְּעָלָ֗ה (tə·‘ā·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8585: A channel, a bandage, plaster around סָבִ֖יב (sā·ḇîḇ) Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around the altar לַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ (lam·miz·bê·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4196: An altar large enough to hold כְּבֵית֙ (kə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house two seahs סָאתַ֣יִם (sā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 5429: A seah, certain measure, for, grain of seed. זֶ֔רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity |