1 Kings 8:8
King James Version
8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
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1 Kings 8:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)And the poles were so long that the ends of the poles were seen from the Holy Place before (B)the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.
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1 Kings 8:8
New King James Version
8 The poles (A)extended so that the [a]ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.
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