1 Kings 10:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים
(u·she·neim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים
(a·ra·yim)
738: a lionfrom arah
were standingעֹמְדִ֥ים
(o·me·dim)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
thereשָׁ֛ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
on the sixשֵׁ֥שׁ
(shesh)
8337a: six (a card. number)from an unused word
stepsהַֽמַּעֲלֹ֖ות
(ham·ma·'a·lo·vt)
4609b: a step, stairfrom alah
on the oneמִזֶּ֣ה
(miz·zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
side and on the other;וּמִזֶּ֑ה
(u·miz·zeh;)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
nothingלֹֽא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
likeכֵ֖ן
(chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
[it] was madeנַעֲשָׂ֥ה
(na·'a·sah)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for anyלְכָל־
(le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
other kingdom.מַמְלָכֹֽות׃
(mam·la·cho·vt.)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek


















KJV Lexicon
And twelve
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
lions
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
there on the one side and on the other upon the six
shesh  (shaysh)
six (as an overplus (see 7797) beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth -- six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.
steps
ma`alah  (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
there was not the like
ken  (kane)
set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles) -- + after that (this, -ward, -wards), as ... as, + (for-)asmuch as yet, + be (for which) cause, + following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, + there (where)-fore, this, thus, true, well, you.
made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in any kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

King James Bible
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.

International Standard Version
Twelve lions were placed on both sides of the six steps leading to the throne, and nothing comparable was made for any other kingdoms.

NET Bible
There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Twelve lions stood on six steps, one on each side. Nothing like this had been made for any other kingdom.

King James 2000 Bible
And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like of it made in any kingdom.
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