Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow the upper chambers were smaller because the galleries took more space from the chambers on the lower and middle floors of the building. Young's Literal Translation And the upper chambers [are] short, for the galleries contain more than these, than the lower, and than the middle one, of the building; King James Bible Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. Hebrew Now the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנֹ֖ת (hā·‘el·yō·w·nōṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme chambers וְהַלְּשָׁכ֥וֹת (wə·hal·lə·šā·ḵō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 3957: Room, chamber, hall, cell [were] smaller קְצֻר֑וֹת (qə·ṣu·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the galleries אַתִּיקִ֜ים (’at·tî·qîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 862: A ledge, offset in a, building took more space יוֹכְל֨וּ (yō·wḵ·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3201: To be able, have power from the chambers מֵהֵ֗נָה (mê·hê·nāh) Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves on the lower מֵֽהַתַּחְתֹּנ֛וֹת (mê·hat·taḥ·tō·nō·wṯ) Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 8481: Lower, lowest and middle floors וּמֵהַתִּֽכֹנ֖וֹת (ū·mê·hat·ti·ḵō·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 8484: Central of the building. בִּנְיָֽן׃ (bin·yān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1146: A structure |