1 Kings 18:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

New Living Translation
and he used the stones to rebuild the altar in the name of the LORD. Then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold about three gallons.

English Standard Version
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 seahs of seed.

Berean Study Bible
And 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.

New American Standard Bible
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.

NASB 1995
So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.

NASB 1977
So with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar, large enough to hold two measures of seed.

Amplified Bible
So with the stones Elijah built an altar in the name of the LORD. He made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two measures of seed.

Christian Standard Bible
and he built an altar with the stones in the name of the LORD. Then he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold about four gallons.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and he built an altar with the stones in the name of Yahweh. Then he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold about four gallons.

Good News Translation
With these stones he rebuilt the altar for the worship of the LORD. He dug a trench around it, large enough to hold about four gallons of water.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Elijah built an altar in the LORD's name with those stones. He also made a trench that could hold 12 quarts of grain around the altar.

International Standard Version
So Elijah used the stones to build an altar to the name of the LORD. But then he dug a trench around the altar large enough to hold two measures of seed.

NET Bible
With the stones he constructed an altar for the LORD. Around the altar he made a trench large enough to contain two seahs of seed.
Classic Translations
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.

New King James Version
Then with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD; and he made a trench around the altar large enough to hold two seahs of seed.

King James 2000 Bible
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench around the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

New Heart English Bible
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD. And he made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two seahs of seed.

World English Bible
With the stones he built an altar in the name of Yahweh. He made a trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

A Faithful Version
And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he made a trench around the altar big enough to contain two measures of seed.

Darby Bible Translation
and with the stones he built an altar in the name of Jehovah, and made a trench round about the altar, of the capacity of two measures of seed;

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And with the stones he buylt an altar in the Name of the Lorde: and he made a ditch round about the altar, as great as woulde conteine two measures of seede.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And with the stones he made an aulter in the name of the Lorde: And he made a ditch about the aulter, as great as would conteyne two measures of seede.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and of ye stones he buylded an altare in the name of the LORDE, & made a pytt rounde aboute the altare, like two forowes in the corne londe,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he builds an altar with the stones, in the Name of YHWH, and makes a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, around the altar.

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.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will build with the stones an altar in the name of Jehovah: and he will make a channel, rolling up two measures of seed, round about the altar.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he built with the stones an altar to the name of the Lord: and he made a trench for water, of the breadth of two furrows round about the altar.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he built from the stones an altar to the name of the Lord. And he made a trench for water, like two furrows of plowed land, all around the altar.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he built up the stones of the altar in the name of LORD JEHOVAH, and he made a trench about the space of two seahs of seed, and it went around the altar.

Lamsa 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.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he built up the stones in the name of the Lord, and repaired the altar that had been broken down; and he made a trench that would hold two measures of seed round about the altar.
















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