1 Kings 7:9
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All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure, both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without, unto the great court.

costly stones

1 Kings 7:10,11 And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits. . . .

1 Kings 5:17 And the king commanded that they should bring great stones, costly stones, for the foundation of the temple, and should square them:

Context
Solomon Builds His Palace
8And in the midst of the porch, was a small house, where he sat in judgment of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch; 9All of costly stones, which were sawed by a certain rule and measure, both within and without: from the foundation to the top of the walls, and without, unto the great court.10And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits.…
Cross References
1 Kings 7:8
And in the midst of the porch, was a small house, where he sat in judgment of the like work. He made also a house for the daughter of Pharao (whom Solomon had taken to wife) of the same work, as this porch;

1 Kings 7:10
And the foundations were of costly stones, great stones of ten cubits or eight cubits.

Lexicon
All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

these [buildings]
אֵ֜לֶּה (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those

were constructed with costly
יְקָרֹת֙ (yə·qā·rōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

stones,
אֲבָנִ֤ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

cut
גָּזִ֔ית (gā·zîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1496: Something cut, dressed stone

to size
כְּמִדֹּ֣ת (kə·mid·dōṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4060: Extension, height, breadth, a measure, a portion, a vestment, tribute

and trimmed
מְגֹרָר֥וֹת (mə·ḡō·rā·rō·wṯ)
Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1641: To drag off roughly, to bring up the cud, to saw

with saws
בַּמְּגֵרָ֖ה (bam·mə·ḡê·rāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4050: A saw

inside
מִבַּ֣יִת (mib·ba·yiṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

and out
וּמִח֑וּץ (ū·mi·ḥūṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

from the foundation
וּמִמַּסָּד֙ (ū·mim·mas·sāḏ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4527: A foundation

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the eaves,
הַטְּפָח֔וֹת (haṭ·ṭə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2947: A spread of the hand, a palm-breadth, a corbel

from the outside
וּמִח֖וּץ (ū·mi·ḥūṣ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the great
הַגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent

courtyard.
הֶחָצֵ֥ר (he·ḥā·ṣêr)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2691: A yard, a hamlet


Additional Translations
All these buildings were constructed with costly stones, cut to size and trimmed with saws inside and out from the foundation to the eaves, from the outside to the great courtyard.All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.

All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

All these were of costly stones, sculptured at intervals within even from the foundation even to the top, and outward to the great court,

All these [buildings] were of costly stones, hewn stones, according to the measures, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and on the outside as far as the great court.

All these were of costly stones, even of hewn stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.

All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside towards the great court.

All these were of costly stones, even of cut stone, according to measure, sawed with saws, inside and outside, even from the foundation to the coping, and so on the outside to the great court.

All these are of precious stone, according to the measures of hewn work, sawn with a saw, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and at the outside, unto the great court.
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