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stat̬´uÌ„Ìr (מד, madh, מדּה, middaÌ„h, “measure†(, etc.), קומה, kÌ£oÌ„maÌ„h, “standing up†(, etc.); ἡλικιÌα, heÌ„likıÌa, “greatnessâ€): This last word means “height of the body,†“stature,†in ; ; , but it can mean “length of life†equally well and has this force in , ; . And this meaning, not “stature†(as in the King James Version), is fixed for parallel , for to add some 18 inches (see CUBIT) to one's “stature†would be a grotesque feat, while it is the smallness of the act that is emphasized. Hence, the translation “able to extend his long path of life by a single cubit†(the Revised Version (British and American) “measure of lifeâ€). Compare also “great of stature†Baruch 3:26 (εὐμεγεÌθης, eumegeÌtheÌ„s).