6:1a In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt,

Four hundred and eighty years had passed since the people of Israel had gone out of Egypt.
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The people of Israel had left ⌊the land of⌋ Egypt four hundred and eighty years before ⌊this event/time⌋.

6:1b in the month of Ziv, the second month

During the second month, the month of Ziv,⌊ ⌋
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In the second month ⌊of that year⌋, in the ⌊spring⌋ month called Ziv,

6:1c of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel,

in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign/rule over Israel,
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when Solomon had been their king for four years,

6:1d he began to build the house of the LORD.

he started to build the house of/for Yahweh.
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he ordered ⌊his workmen⌋ to begin building Yahweh’s temple.

6:1a-d (reordered)

When he had been king of Israel for four years, Solomon started building Yahweh’s house. The work/construction began during the month of Ziv, the second month of the year. It had been four hundred and eighty years since the people of Israel had returned from the land of Egypt.

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