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1 Kings 6

1Anditcametopassinthefourוְאַרְבַּ֣עve.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andeightiethyearH8141afterthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961comeoutofthelandמֵאֶֽרֶץ־me.'e.retz-H776ofEgyptמִצְרַיִם֩mitz.ra.YimH4714,inthefourthהָרְבִיעִ֜יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearH8141ofSolomon’sreignלִמְלֹ֥ךְlim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inthemonthבְּחֹ֣דֶשׁbe.Cho.deshH2320Zivזִ֗וZivH2099,whichisthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,thathebegantobuildH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004ofJehovah.

2Andthehouseוְהַבַּ֗יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtH1129forJehovah,thelengthאָרְכּ֖וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereofwasthreescorecubitsאַמָּ֥ה'a.MahH520,andthebreadthרָחְבּ֑וֹra.che.BoH7341thereoftwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520,andtheheightקוֹמָתֽוֹ׃ko.ma.ToH6967thereofthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970cubitsH520.

3Andtheporchוְהָאוּלָ֗םve.ha.'u.LamH197beforethetempleofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520wasthelengthאָרְכּ֔וֹ'a.re.KoH753thereof,accordingtothebreadthרֹ֣חַבRo.chavH7341ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andtenעֶ֧שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּאַמָּ֛הba.'a.MahH520wasthebreadthרָחְבּ֖וֹra.che.BoH7341thereofbeforethehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

4Andforthehouseלַבָּ֔יִתla.Ba.yitH1004hemadeH6213windowsחַלּוֹנֵ֖יcha.lo.NeiH2474offixed lattice-work.

5Andagainstthewallקִ֨ירkirH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004hebuiltH1129storiesroundH5439about,againstthewallsקִיר֤וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439about,bothofthetempleandoftheoracle;andhemadeH6213side-chambersroundH5439about.

6Thenethermost storywasfiveחָמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֣הba.'a.MahH520broad,andthemiddleוְהַתִּֽיכֹנָה֙ve.ha.ti.kho.NahH8484wassixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337cubitsבָּֽאַמָּה֙ba.'a.MahH520broad,andthethirdוְהַ֨שְּׁלִישִׁ֔יתve.Ha.she.li.ShitH7992wassevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520broad;forontheoutsideח֔וּצָהChu.tzahH2351hemadeH5414offsetsinthewallבְּקִֽירוֹת־be.ki.rot-H7023ofthehouseלַבַּ֤יִתla.Ba.yitH1004roundH5439about,thatthebeamsshouldnothaveholdאֲחֹ֥ז'a.ChozH270inthewallsH7023ofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Andthehouseוְהַבַּ֙יִת֙ve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whenitwasinbuildingH1129,wasbuiltH1129ofstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68madereadyatthequarry;andtherewasneitherhammerוּמַקָּב֤וֹתu.ma.ka.VotH4717noraxeוְהַגַּרְזֶן֙ve.ha.gar.ZenH1631noranytoolofironבַרְזֶ֔לvar.ZelH1270heardH8085inthehouseבַּבַּ֖יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,whileitwasinbuildingH1129.

8ThedoorH6607forthemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484side-chamberswasintherightH3233sideכֶּ֥תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:andtheywentH5927upbywindingstairsintothemiddleהַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔הha.Ti.kho.NahH8484story,andoutofthemiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖הha.ti.kho.NahH8484intothethirdH7992.

9SohebuiltH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּ֑הוּvay.kha.Le.huH3615it;andhecoveredוַיִּסְפֹּ֤ןvai.yis.PonH5603thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004withbeamsandplanksofcedar.

10AndhebuiltH1129thestoriesagainstallthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,eachfiveחָמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high:andtheyrestedonthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withtimberofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃ פ'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12ConcerningH413thishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichthou artbuildingבֹנֶ֗הvo.NehH1129,ifthou wilt walkinmystatutesH2708,andexecute mineordinancesH4941,andkeepוְשָׁמַרְתָּ֥ve.sha.mar.TaH8104allmycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687towalkinthem;thenwillIestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mywordדְּבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697withthee,whichIspake untoDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

13AndIwilldwellוְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔יve.Sha.khan.TiH7931amongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillnotforsakeH5800mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

14SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010builtH1129thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,andfinishedוַיְכַלֵּֽהוּ׃vay.kha.Le.huH3615it.

15AndhebuiltH1129thewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseH1004withinwithboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730:fromthefloorמִקַּרְקַ֤עmi.kar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004untothewallsקִיר֣וֹתki.RotH7023oftheceiling,hecoveredthemontheinsideH1004withwoodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086;andhecoveredthefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֥וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763offirH1265.

16AndhebuiltH1129twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֜ה'a.MahH520onthehinderpartמִֽיַּרְכְּתֵ֤יmi.yar.ko.teiH3411ofthehouseH1004withboardsבְּצַלְע֣וֹתbe.tzal.'otH6763ofcedarאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730fromthefloorהַקַּרְקַ֖עha.kar.Ka'H7172untothewallsהַקִּיר֑וֹתha.ki.RotH7023oftheceiling:hebuiltH1129themforitwithin,foranoracle,evenforthemostholyH6944placeH6944.

17Andthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thatis,thetemplebeforetheoracle,wasH1961fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֥יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitsבָּאַמָּ֖הba.'a.MahH520long.

18Andtherewascedarוְאֶ֤רֶזve.'E.rezH730onthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004within,carvedwithknopsandopen flowers:allwascedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730;therewasnostoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68seenH7200.

19AndhepreparedH3559anoracleinthemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004within,tosetH5414therethearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah.

20Andwithintheoraclewasaspaceoftwentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֨ה'a.MahH520inlengthאֹ֜רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֧יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּ֣ה'a.MahH520inbreadthרֹ֗חַבRo.chavH7341,andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520intheheightקֽוֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967thereof;andheoverlaidH6823itwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:andhecoveredthealtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196withcedarאָֽרֶז׃'A.rezH730.

21SoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֧הshe.lo.MohH8010overlaidH6823thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withinwithpureH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:andhedrewchainsofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091acrossbeforetheoracle;andheoverlaidH6823itwithgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

22Andthewholehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,untilallthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004wasfinishedתֹּ֣םtomH8552:alsothewholealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196thatbelongedtotheoracleheoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

23AndintheoraclehemadeH6213twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147cherubimכְרוּבִ֖יםkhe.ru.VimH3742ofolive-wood,eachtenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520high.

24Andfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֗וֹת'a.MotH520wastheoneהָֽאֶחָ֔תha.'e.ChatH259wingH3671ofthecherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742,andfiveוְחָמֵ֣שׁve.cha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520theotherwingH3671ofthecherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742:fromtheuttermostpartoftheoneH259wingH3671untotheuttermostpartoftheotherweretenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsאַמּ֔וֹת'a.MotH520.

25Andtheothercherubהַכְּר֖וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenוְעֶ֙שֶׂר֙ve.'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֔הba.'a.MahH520:boththecherubimהַכְּרֻבִֽים׃ha.ke.ru.VimH3742wereofoneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259measureandoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259form.

26Theheightקוֹמַת֙ko.MatH6967oftheoneהָֽאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259cherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742wastenעֶ֖שֶׂר'E.serH6235cubitsבָּֽאַמָּ֑הba.'a.MahH520,andsoH3651wasitoftheothercherubהַכְּר֥וּבha.ke.RuvH3742.

27AndhesetH5414thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֜יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withintheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֗יha.pe.ni.MiH6442houseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;andthewingsH3671ofthecherubimהַכְּרֻבִים֒ha.ke.ru.VimH3742werestretchedforth,sothatthewingH3671oftheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259touchedוַתִּגַּ֤עva.ti.Ga'H5060theoneH259wallבַּקִּ֔ירba.KirH7023,andthewingH3671oftheothercherubהַכְּר֣וּבha.ke.RuvH3742touchedנֹגַ֖עַתno.Ga.'atH5060theotherwallבַּקִּ֣ירba.KirH7023;andtheirwingsH3671touchedנֹגְעֹ֖תno.ge.'OtH5060oneH259anotherinthemidstH8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

28AndheoverlaidH6823thecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742withgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

29Andhecarvedallthewallsקִיר֨וֹתki.RotH7023ofthehouseהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004roundמֵסַ֣ב׀me.SavH4524aboutwithcarvedfiguresofcherubimכְּרוּבִ֣יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalm-treesandopenflowers,withinandwithout.

30Andthefloorקַרְקַ֥עkar.Ka'H7172ofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004heoverlaidH6823withgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,withinandwithout.

31Andfortheentranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607oftheoraclehemadeH6213doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofolive-wood:thelintelanddoor-posts wereafifthחֲמִשִֽׁית׃cha.mi.ShitH2549partH2549ofthewall.

32Sohemadetwoוּשְׁתֵּי֮u.she.TeiH8147doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817ofolive-wood;andhecarveduponthemcarvingsofcherubimכְּרוּבִ֧יםke.ru.VimH3742andpalm-treesandopen flowers,andoverlaidוְצִפָּ֣הve.tzi.PahH6823themwithgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091;andhespreadthegoldהַזָּהָֽב׃ha.za.HavH2091uponthecherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֥יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,anduponthepalm-trees.

33SoH3651alsomadeH6213hefortheentranceלְפֶ֥תַחle.Fe.tachH6607ofthetempleהַֽהֵיכָ֖לha.hei.KhalH1964door-postsofolive-wood,outofafourthרְבִעִֽית׃re.vi.'ItH7243partofthewall;

34andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147doorsדַלְת֖וֹתdal.TotH1817offir-wood:thetwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147leavesoftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259doorהַדֶּ֤לֶתha.De.letH1817werefolding,andthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֧יu.she.NeiH8147leavesoftheotherdoorהַדֶּ֥לֶתha.De.letH1817werefolding.

35Andhecarvedthereoncherubimכְּרוּבִים֙ke.ru.VimH3742andpalm-treesandopen flowers;andheoverlaidH6823themwithgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091fitteduponthegraven work.

36AndhebuiltH1129theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֣רhe.cha.TzerH2691withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֖הshe.lo.ShahH7969coursesofhewnגָזִ֑יתga.ZitH1496stoneH1496,andacourseofcedarאֲרָזִֽים׃'a.ra.ZimH730beamsכְּרֻתֹ֥תke.ru.TotH3773.

37Inthefourthהָֽרְבִיעִ֔יתha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָה֙ba.sha.NahH8141wasthefoundationofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahlaid,inthemonthבְּיֶ֖רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391Zivזִֽו׃ZivH2099.

38Andintheeleventhyearוּבַשָּׁנָה֩u.va.sha.NahH8141,inthemonthהַחֹ֣דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320Bul,whichistheeighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthH2320,wasthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004finishedH3615throughoutallthepartsthereof,andaccordingtoallthefashionofit.Sowashesevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141inbuildingH1129it.

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