6:31a For the entrance to the inner sanctuary,

In the entry to the inner room
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⌊To close⌋ the way/passage into the inner room/sanctuary,

6:31b Solomon constructed doors of olive wood with five-sided doorposts.

The meaning of the Hebrew phrase that the New International Version translates as “one fifth of the width of the sanctuary” is uncertain. The Meaning Lines here follow the New International Version, but you may wish to follow your national version.

Solomon placed doors made of olive wood. These doors were one fifth of the width of the holy/sacred place.
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Solomon ⌊had his workmen⌋ make ⌊two⌋ doors out of wood from the olive tree. The doorway extended/stretched over one fifth of the wall.

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